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MATCH NOTES - SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 20-27, 2014 - $6,500,000
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ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS (Entering Tuesday, October 21, 2014)
RED GROUP
PLAYER
[4] HALEP
[1] S.WILLIAMS
[5] BOUCHARD
[7] IVANOVIC
WHITE GROUP
MATCH
W-L
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
PCT
1.000
1.000
.000
.000
SETS
W-L
2-0
2-0
0-2
0-2
PCT
1.000
1.000
.000
.000
GAMES
W-L
12-5
12-8
5-12
8-12
PCT
PLAYER
.706
.600
.294
.400
[2] SHARAPOVA
[3] KVITOVA
[6] A.RADWANSKA
[8] WOZNIACKI
MATCH
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
SETS
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
GAMES
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
RED GROUP RESULTS / SCHEDULE
WHITE GROUP RESULTS / SCHEDULE
S.Williams d. Ivanovic
Halep d. Bouchard
Sharapova vs. Wozniacki
Kvitova vs. A.Radwanska
64 64
62 63
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
ORDER OF PLAY – SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
Start 5:30 pm
Rising Stars Final: Monica Puig (PUR) vs. Zheng Saisai (CHN)
Rising Stars Trophy Presentation
Not before 7:30 pm
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs [8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
[3] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs [6] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
WTA YEAR-END NO.1 RANKING ON THE LINE AT WTA FINALS
Current WTA World No.1 Serena Williams and current WTA World No.2 Maria Sharapova are contending for the yearend No.1 ranking. S.Williams has finished as year-end No.1 three times (2002, 2009, 2013), while Sharapova is trying to
accomplish that feat for the first time in her career.
For Sharapova to have a chance at year-end No.1…
 After S.Williams’ opening win, Sharapova now needs to at least reach Final with a 2-1 RR record to have a chance
at finishing as year-end No.1
That said, as Serena progresses through the tournament, that scenario will change…
 If S.Williams 1-2 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 2-1 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 2-1 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 3-0 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 3-0 in RR, then Sharapova needs to at least win title and Williams not reach final to have a chance
How can S.Williams secure year-end No.1 ranking…
 S.Williams can secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with a 3-0 Round Robin record.
 S.Williams could also secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with 2-1 record IF Sharapova drops a RR match
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ABOUT THE WHITE GROUP
RANK
NAT
AGE
WTA FINALS
W-L
YTD
PRIZE $^
YTD
W/L*
YTD
TITLES
[2] Maria Sharapova
2
RUS
27
17-8
$5,156,357
48-11
4
$31,852,202 557-133
33
[3] Petra Kvitova
3
CZE
24
7-3
$4,570,236
40-14
3
$16,469,458 338-148
14
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska
6
POL
25
5-7
$2,425,411
46-19
1
$16,595,420 450-191
14
[8] Caroline Wozniacki
8
DEN
24
6-6
$2,566,350
46-18
1
$18,516,865 433-168
22
PLAYER
CAREER
PRIZE $^
CAREER
W/L*
CAREER
TITLES

The White Group has combined to win 82 titles, compared to 87 by the Red Group

Three of the four in the White Group have advanced to the championships match at the WTA Finals. Kvitova
won the title in 2010, Sharapova won the event in 2004 and Wozniacki reached the final in 2010

All four players in the White Group have been ranked in the Top 2 at some point during their career. Both
Sharapova and Wozniacki have held the world No.1 ranking, while Kvitova and Radwanska have been ranked
No.2
2014 – MOST WINS VS. WTA TOP 10
PLAYER
W
L
MATCHES
WILLIAMS, SERENA USA
9
0
9
SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS
9
3
12
IVANOVIC, ANA SRB
7
8
15
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS
6
4
10
HALEP, SIMONA ROU
6
4
10
6
7
13
BOUCHARD, EUGENIE CAN
Includes results from Monday
WHITE GROUP – HEAD-TO-HEADS - CAREER
SHARAPOVA
SHARAPOVA
X
KVITOVA
RADWANSKA
6-2
10-2
WOZNIACKI
5-3
KVITOVA
2-6
X
5-1
4-4
RADWANSKA
2-10
1-5
X
4-6
WOZNIACKI
3-5
4-4
6-4
X
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[2] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS) vs [8] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN) – WHITE GROUP
Sharapova leads 5-3
2008 DOHA
2008 ROME
2010 US OPEN
2011 INDIAN WELLS
2011 ROME
2012 MIAMI
2013 INDIAN WELLS
2014 US OPEN
HARD O
CLAY O
HARD O
HARD O
CLAY O
HARD O
HARD O
HARD O
QF
R16
R16
SF
SF
SF
F
R16
SHARAPOVA, MARIA
SHARAPOVA, MARIA
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
SHARAPOVA, MARIA
SHARAPOVA, MARIA
SHARAPOVA, MARIA
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
6-0 6-1
6-4 7-6(3)
6-3 6-4
6-1 6-2
7-5 6-3
4-6 6-2 6-4
6-2 6-2
6-4 2-6 6

This is their ninth career meeting

Russia has been represented at WTA Finals 43 times. Sharapova is the lone Russian to win the WTA Finals titles

Only Camila Giorgi (356) has hit more double faults than Sharapova (340) this year

Sharapova has posted a 9-3 record vs. Top 10 opponents this year, tied with S.Williams (9-0, incl. opening RR
win) for most wins vs. Top 10 opponents

Sharapova is one of only two of the elite eight with a winning head-to-head record against the rest of the field
combined. S.Williams is 50-4 vs. the Top 8 and Sharapova is 40-27 (2-16 vs. S.Williams, 38-11 others)

Sharapova has won at least one title each year between 2003 and 2014 (12-straight years); only three players
(Navratilova, Evert and Graf) have enjoyed longer streaks

The only Danish woman to ever qualify for the WTA Finals, Wozniacki made three consecutive appearances
from 2009-11. She was an alternate last year at the WTA Finals, but did not play

Wozniacki is set to finish the year in the Top 10 for the sixth consecutive season, the longest active streak

In March (after Indian Wells), Wozniacki dropped to No.18, her lowest ranking this year; she returned to the Top
10 after the US Open

Wozniacki has won at least one title each year between 2003 and 2014 (12-straight years); only three players
(Navratilova, Evert and Graf) have enjoyed longer streaks
ACTIVE PLAYERS – MOST CAREER SINGLES TITLES
PLAYER
CLAY
GRASS
HARD
CARPET
TOTAL TITLES
WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)
11
6
41
5
63
WILLIAMS, VENUS (USA)
9
5
27
4
45
SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS)
10
3
18
2
33
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN)
4
1
17
22
AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR)
1
16
17
IVANOVIC, ANA (SRB)
2
12
15
1
2014 Match Stats
Player
Sharapova
Wozniacki
Aces
185
143
Dbl
Faults
340
160
Matches
59
64
1st
serve %
61.8
69.8
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1st serve
Pts won
67.6
65.4
2nd serve
Pts won
46.7
47.0
Service
games
won
71.6
73.4
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Break
points
saved
56.1
59.9
Points
won 1st
serve
41.7
40.0
Points
won 2nd
serve
59.5
57.8
Break
point
Conv.
51.5
50.0
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Return
games
won
46.0
42.5
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[3] PETRA KVITOVA (CZE) vs [6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) – WHITE GROUP
Kvitova leads 5-1
2009 LINZ
2011 EASTBOURNE
2011 WTA FINALS
2012 WTA FINALS
2013 DUBAI
2013 WTA FINALS
HARD I
GRASS O
HARD I
HARD I
HARD O
HARD I
SF
Q
RR
RR
QF
RR
KVITOVA, PETRA
KVITOVA, PETRA
KVITOVA, PETRA
RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA
KVITOVA, PETRA
KVITOVA, PETRA
6-3 6-2
1-6 6-2 7-6(2)
7-6(4) 6-3
6-3 6-2
6-2 6-4
6-4 6-4

For the third straight year, Kvitova and Radwanska will meet in their first WTA Finals match

Kvitova is one of three players to win the WTA Finals title in their debut. In the previous 43 editions of the WTA
Finals, only three times has a tournament debutante gone all the way to the title, and they're all here – S.Williams
(2001), Sharapova (2004) and Kvitova (2011)

Kvitova is one of three women from the Czech Republic to lift the trophy at the WTA Finals along with Martina
Navratilova (1978, 1979) and Jana Novotna (1997). [Note: Navratilova also won the title 6 times representing
USA]

Kvitova won second Grand Slam title at 2014 Wimbledon (d. Bouchard in F); d. Sharapova in 2011 Wimbledon
final; became first (and thus far only) player born in 1990s to win a Grand Slam title

Kvitova notched her first (and only) Top 10 win of the 2014 season by defeated Bouchard in final at Wuhan

Kvitova owns a 5-7 record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2014 with wins over No.13 Ivanovic (Miami), No.20 Vinci (Fed
Cup SF), No.13 Bouchard (Wimbledon), No.18 Makarova (New Haven) and No.9 Bouchard (Wuhan in F)

Kvitova spoke on behalf of the WTA Players at Li Na’s on-court retirement celebration at 2014 Beijing

Radwanska is 26-22 vs. left-handed opponents, including 1-5 vs. Kvitova

Radwanska has posted a 46-19 record this year, but is 3-3 vs. lefties

Radwanska has played at WTA Finals in 6 of last 7 years (includes twice as alternate); is third among active
players in terms of WTA Finals appearances (behind S.Williams and Sharapova)

Radwanska is the only Polish woman ever to compete at WTA Finals

Radwanska won14th career singles title at Montréal (d. V.Williams in F). Since winning title at Montréal owns 6-5
match record
2014 Match Stats
Player
Kvitova
Radwanska
Aces
258
149
Dbl
Faults
211
78
Matches
52
61
1st
serve %
61.9
65.2
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1st serve
Pts won
68.9
62.8
2nd serve
Pts won
50.3
48.2
Service
games
won
77.0
68.3
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Break
points
saved
60.3
55.2
Points
won 1st
serve
38.4
42.6
Points
won 2nd
serve
53.9
59.1
Break
point
Conv.
42.1
51.2
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Return
games
won
37.4
47.0
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ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS (Entering Monday, October 20, 2014)
RED GROUP
PLAYER
[1] S.WILLIAMS
[4] HALEP
[5] BOUCHARD
[7] IVANOVIC
WHITE GROUP
MATCH
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
SETS
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
GAMES
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
PLAYER
.000
.000
.000
.000
[2] SHARAPOVA
[3] KVITOVA
[6] A.RADWANSKA
[8] WOZNIACKI
MATCH
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
SETS
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
GAMES
W-L
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
PCT
.000
.000
.000
.000
ORDER OF PLAY – SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014
Start at 12:00 pm
WTA Future Stars U14 Final: Yuki Ando (JPN) vs Thasaporn Naklo (THA)
WTA Future Stars U16 Final: Hsiang-Wen Huang (TPE) vs Karman Kaur Thandi (IND)
Not before 5:30 pm
WTA Legends Classic: Marion Bartoli (FRA) / Martina Navratilova (USA) vs Tracy Austin (USA) / Iva Majoli (CRO)
Not before 7:00 pm
Opening Ceremony featuring Li Na
Not before 7:30 pm
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
[4] Simona Halep (ROU) vs [5] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
WTA YEAR-END NO.1 RANKING ON THE LINE AT WTA FINALS
Current WTA World No.1 Serena Williams and current WTA World No.2 Maria Sharapova are contending for the yearend No.1 ranking. S.Williams has finished as year-end No.1 three times (2002, 2009, 2013), while Sharapova is trying to
accomplish that feat for the first time in her career.
For Sharapova to have a chance at year-end No.1…
 To have a chance Sharapova needs to at least reach SF with 2-1 RR record
That said, as Serena progresses through the tournament, that scenario will change…
 If S.Williams 1-2 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 2-1 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 2-1 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 3-0 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 3-0 in RR, then Sharapova needs to at least win title and Williams not reach final to have a chance
How can S.Williams secure year-end No.1 ranking…
 S.Williams can secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with a 3-0 Round Robin record.
 S.Williams could also secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with 2-1 record IF Sharapova drops a RR match
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ABOUT THE RED GROUP
RANK
NAT
AGE
WTA FINALS
W-L
YTD
PRIZE $^
YTD
W/L*
YTD
TITLES
CAREER
PRIZE $^
CAREER
W/L*
CAREER
TITLES
[1] Serena Williams
1
USA
24
25-5
$6,820,298
48-7
6
$61,003,779
680-119
63
[4] Simona Halep
4
ROU
23
0-0
$3,548,763
43-14
2
$5,588,408
262-132
8
[5] Eugenie Bouchard
5
CAN
20
0-0
$3,080,929
45-20
1
$3,586,035
169-91
1
[7] Ana Ivanovic
7
SRB
26
2-4
$1,891,649
56-16
4
$12,669,256
435-189
15
PLAYER

The Red Group features the oldest player competing in the WTA Finals – S.Williams (33) – and the two youngest
players in the filed – Halep (23) and Bouchard (20)

Both Bouchard and Halep are making their WTA Finals debut; Ivanovic is making her third WTA Finals
appearance, but her first in six years (since 2008)

Ivanovic won a WTA-leading 56 matches this year; it is the second time in her career hitting the 50-win mark
(also won 51 in 2007):
2014 WTA MATCH WIN LEADERS
PLAYER
IVANOVIC, ANA (SRB)
SUÁREZ NAVARRO, CARLA (ESP)
SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS)
WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)
KERBER, ANGELIQUE (GER)

W
56
49
48
48
47
L
16
23
11
7
22
MATCHES
72
72
59
55
69
The week of October 20, 2014 marks the 211st week that Williams has held the No.1 ranking (4th most on alltime list). Her current stay at No.1 started on February 18, 2013 (87 consecutive weeks, tied for 6th longest streak
in WTA history):
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NO.1
Steffi Graf
186 August 17, 1987-March 10, 1991
Martina Navratilova
156 June 14, 1982-June 9, 1985
Chris Evert
113 May 10, 1976-July 9, 1978
Monica Seles
91 September 9, 1991-June 6, 1993
Martina Navratilova
90 November 25, 1985-August 16, 1987
Serena Williams
87 February 18, 2013 - current
Steffi Graf
87 June 7, 1993-February 5, 1995

Williams holds an 11-1 head-to-head advantage on the Red Group compared to Bouchard (3-2), Halep (3-5)
and Ivanovic (2-11). An overall head-to-head breakdown for the Red Group:
RED GROUP – HEAD-TO-HEADS - CAREER
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
HALEP
BOUCHARD
IVANOVIC
X
3-0
1-0
7-1
HALEP
0-3
X
1-1
2-1
BOUCHARD
0-1
1-1
X
2-0
IVANOVIC
1-7
1-2
0-2
X
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[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) vs [7] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB) – RED GROUP
Williams leads 7-1
2006 US OPEN
2009 DUBAI
2011 US OPEN
2012 US OPEN
2014 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
2014 ROME
2014 STANFORD
2014 CINCINNATI
HARD O
HARD O
HARD O
HARD O
HARD O
CLAY O
HARD O
HARD O
R32
QF
R16
QF
R16
SF
QF
F
WILLIAMS, SERENA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
IVANOVIC, ANA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
WILLIAMS, SERENA
6-2 6-4
6-4 6-4
6-3 6-4
6-1 6-3
4-6 6-3 6-3
6-1 3-6 6-1
2-6 6-3 7-5
6-4 6-1

S.Williams is making her 9th WTA Finals appearance in her sixth different city (Los Angeles, Munich, Madrid,
Doha, Istanbul, Singapore)

S.Williams has won 15-straight matches at the WTA Finals; the last opponent to defeat S.Williams at the WTA
Finals was her sister, Venus, in 2008 (Doha)

S.Williams and Ivanovic met four times in 2014 with S.Williams winning three of the four meetings

Williams is 49-4 against the other qualified players for WTA Finals

S.Williams has won 27 of her last 28 matches against Top 10 ranked opponents, including 17-straight; her last
loss to a Top 10 opponent came at 2013 Cincinnati (l. Azarenka in F)

S.Williams enters the WTA Finals with 418 aces, 2nd most on WTA; Karolina Pliskova has a WTA-leading 430 aces

Ivanovic is the only player who qualified for WTA Finals who defeated S.Williams this year (R16, Australian
Open); S.Williams is 8-1 vs. the Top 8

Ivanovic is 2-11 all-time vs. world No.1s with wins coming over Sharapova (2007 Tokyo Pan Pacific) and
S.Williams (2014 Australian Open)

Ivanovic won a career-best four titles in 2014 (previous best came in 2007 and 2008 when she won 3 titles)

After reaching final at Cincinnati, Ivanovic returned to Top 10 for first time in more than five years (since 2009
Roland Garros); is set to finish the year in the Top 10 for the first time since 2008
2014 WTA TITLE LEADERS
Name
WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)
IVANOVIC, ANA (SRB)
SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS)
KVITOVA, PETRA (CZE)
PLISKOVA, KAROLINA (CZE)
PETKOVIC, ANDREA (GER)
HALEP, SIMONA (ROU)
LI, NA (CHN)
CLAY
1
GRASS
1
3
1
2
1
HARD
5
3
1
2
2
1
2
TITLES
6
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2014 Match Stats
Player
Williams
Ivanovic
Aces
418
228
Dbl
Faults
189
214
Matches
55
72
1st
serve %
58.8
60.9
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1st serve
Pts won
75.1
67.0
2nd serve
Pts won
50.7
49.4
Service
games
won
81.5
72.3
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Break
points
saved
63.0
58.1
Points
won 1st
serve
41.8
40.4
Points
won 2nd
serve
58.0
57.8
Break
point
Conv.
50.0
47.5
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Return
games
won
45.5
43.4
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[4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) vs [5] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) – RED GROUP
Series tied 1-1
2014 INDIAN WELLS
2014 WIMBLEDON
HARD O
GRASS O
R16
SF
HALEP, SIMONA
BOUCHARD, EUGENIE
6-2 1-6 6-4
7-6(5) 6-2

This is their third meeting of 2014, having split their first two matches

This match features the two youngest WTA Finals qualifiers – Bouchard 20, Halep 23

In the beginning of 2013 May, Bouchard was ranked No.94, while Halep sat at No.64

Both players are making their WTA Finals debut. Seven (7) players have advanced to the final on their WTA Finals
debut; only Serena Williams (2001), Maria Sharapova (2004) and Petra Kvitova (2011) won the title on their
debut

Halep is the first Romanian to qualify for the WTA Finals since 1998; other Romanians to qualify for WTA Finals
are Virginia Ruzici (1983, 1984) and Irina Spirlea (1996-98)

Halep owns a 5-4 record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents this year, including three 3-set losses to Sharapova

Bouchard is the first player representing Canada to play in the WTA Finals in 25 years; she is the third Canadian
to play the event joining Carling Basset, 1984-85; Helen Kelesi, 1988-89). Visited Singapore for the official Road to
Singapore launch in January following Australian Open

Bouchard is 8-13 lifetime against Top 10 opponents, including a 6-6 record in 2014

Bouchard is playing the WTA Finals on her career-best ranking of No.5
2014 MOST GRAND SLAM MATCH WINS
PLAYER
BOUCHARD, EUGENIE (CAN)
HALEP, SIMONA (ROU)
SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS)
MAKAROVA, EKATERINA (RUS)
SAFAROVA, LUCIE (CZE)
WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)
W
19
17
16
14
13
13
L
4
4
3
4
4
3
MATCHES
23
21
19
18
17
16
2014 Match Stats
Player
Bouchard
Halep
Aces
149
146
Dbl
Faults
178
178
Matches
58
57
1st
serve %
60.5
60.7
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1st serve
Pts won
65.5
66.4
2nd serve
Pts won
46.2
49.7
Service
games
won
69.7
72.7
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Break
points
saved
56.9
55.6
Points
Points
won 1st won 2nd
serve
serve
39.0
58.5
42.6
58.9
Break
point
Conv.
47.6
51.2
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Return
games
won
41.5
47.3
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Communications Staff:
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FINALS QUICK FACTS
Main draw dates:
Host City:
Venue:
Total prize money:
Surface:
Tennis Balls:
First Held:
2013 Singles Final:
2013 Doubles Final:
Monday, October 19 - Sunday, October 26, 2014
Singapore, Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
US$6,500,000
Deco Turf-Portable (wooden base) / Indoor
Wilson (US Open Regular Duty)
1972 (44th staging)
[1] Serena Williams (USA) d. [4] Li Na (CHN) 26 63 60
[2] Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 64 75
2014 FINALS PARTICIPANTS
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS
RANK
NAT
AGE
WTA FINALS
W-L
YTD
PRIZE $^
YTD
W/L*
YTD
TITLES
CAREER
PRIZE $^
CAREER
W/L*
CAREER
TITLES
[1] Serena Williams
1
USA
33
25-5
[2] Maria Sharapova
2
RUS
27
17-8
6,820,298
48-7
6
61,003,779
680-119
63
5,156,357
48-11
4
31,852,202
557-133
33
[3] Petra Kvitova
3
CZE
24
[4] Simona Halep
4
ROU
23
7-3
4,570,236
40-14
3
16,469,458
338-148
14
0-0
3,548,763
43-14
2
5,588,408
262-132
[5] Eugenie Bouchard
5
CAN
8
20
0-0
3,080,929
45-20
1
3,586,035
169-91
1
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska
6
[7] Ana Ivanovic
7
POL
25
5-7
2,425,411
46-19
1
16,595,420
450-191
14
SRB
26
2-4
1,891,649
56-16
4
12,669,256
435-189
15
[8] Caroline Wozniacki
8
DEN
24
6-6
2,566,350
46-18
1
18,516,865
433-168
22
*Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament

This is the 44th staging of the event (began in 1972). This year marks the first year that Singapore will be hosting the
Finals after being staged in Istanbul, Turkey from 2011-13. Singapore is the ninth different city to host the year-end
event

This year marks the first time the event is hosted in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore will host the year-end event for
the next five years (2014-18)

The singles event features 8 players and begins as a round robin event, with 4 players in the Red Pool and 4 in the
White Pool. Over the first 5 days of competition, each player meets the other 3 players in her group, with the top 2 in
each pool moving on to the semifinals. Each of the group winners meets the runner-up in the other group in the
semifinals. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match

The current round robin format was re-introduced in 2003 for the first time since 1982

The doubles event at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals features 8 teams in a single elimination draw - Sara Errani
(ITA)/Roberta Vinci (ITA), Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE)/Peng Shuai (CHN), Cara Black (ZIM)/Sania Mirza (IND), Ekaterina
Makarova (RUS)/Elena Vesnina (RUS), Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)/Abigail Spears (USA), Kveta Peschke
(CZE)/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO), Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)/Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) and Alla Kudryavtseva
(RUS)/Anastasia Rodionova (AUS).

This year’s 10-day event also includes a WTA Legends Classic featuring Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Marion
Bartoli and Iva Majoli, a WTA Rising Stars Invitational featuring Monica Puig (PUR), Shelby Rogers (USA), Zarina
Diyas (KAZ) and Zheng Saisai (CHN) – and a Future Stars event – featuring U16 and U14 players from 12 Asian-Pacific
countries.
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MATCH SCHEDULE
SESSION
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8
Session 9
Session 10
Session 11
DAY
Monday, Oct 20
Tuesday, Oct 21
Wednesday, Oct 22
Wednesday, Oct 22
Thursday, Oct 23
Thursday, Oct 23
Friday, Oct 24
Friday, Oct 24
Saturday, Oct 25
Saturday, Oct 25
Sunday, Oct 26
TIME
5:30pm
5:30pm
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30pm
7:30pm
12pm
6pm
4pm
MATCHES
Future Stars Final (12noon), Legends (1), Singles RR (2)
Rising Stars (1), Singles RR (2)
Doubles QF (1), Singles RR (1)
Singles RR (1), Doubles QF (1), Legends (1)
Singles RR (2)
Singles RR (1), Doubles QF (1), Legends (1)
Singles RR (2)
Singles RR (1) & Doubles QF (1)
Doubles SF (1) & Singles SF (1)
Singles SF (1) & Doubles SF (1)
Doubles Final & Singles Final
Subject to change RR = Round Robin
MORE ABOUT FINALS

For the third consecutive year (and third time in Finals history) each player competing in the singles competition
represents a different country: CAN, CZE, DEN, POL, ROU, RUS, SRB, USA

Seven (7) players have advanced to the final on their WTA Finals debut; only Serena Williams (2001), Maria
Sharapova (2004) and Petra Kvitova (2011) won the title on their debut; Those who reached the final on their
debut are: Tracy Austin (1979 R-Up), Andrea Jaeger (1981 R-Up), Lindsay Davenport (1994 R-Up) and Martina
Hingis (1996 R-Up)

The longest Finals win streak was compiled by Martina Navratilova, who won 21 straight matches in winning 5
titles between 1983 and 1986 and reaching the quarterfinals in 1987; S.Williams enters the 2014 Finals with a
15-match win streak at the event (Won title in 2009, 2012 and 2013). The next-longest win streaks in tournament
history went to Chris Evert and Monica Seles, who each won 12 matches in a row.

Between 1984 and 1998, a best-of-five sets final was used to decide the Finals final; three finals went the
distance: 1990 - Seles vs. Gabriela Sabatini (the first woman’s match in 89 years to extend to five sets since the
1901 Philadelphia Finals); 1995 – Steffi Graf vs. Anke Huber; 1996 - Graf vs. Hingis. Six finals went to four sets
(1986 - March, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1998)

Nine (9) times a Finals winner has not dropped a set en route to the title; Evert achieved the feat three times
(1972, 73, 75) and Navratilova (1984, 85) and S.Williams (2001, 2012) did it twice; Sabatini did not drop a set in
1988, while Kim Clijsters did the same in 2002

There have been 18 different winners in 43 stagings; of those 18 winners, 14 have been former world No.1’s, only
exceptions were Sylvia Hanika (1982), Sabatini (1988, 1994), Jana Novotna (1997) and Kvitova (2011)

The top seed has won the title 21 times. In 2013, S.Williams became the first to do so since 2007 (Justine Henin).

Players from 10 different nations have won: USA (17), GER (6), BEL (5), CZE (4), YUG (3), ARG (2), AUS (2), SUI (2),
FRA (1), RUS (1)
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ABOUT ROUND ROBIN FORMAT
In 2003 the current round robin format feeding into a four-player single-elimination draw returned to the WTA Finals for
the first time since 1982. The Top 2 finishers in each group will advance to the semifinals where the top player in each
group, will play against the other group’s runner-up. Here is a look at the round robin results in the past 11 years:
Perfect Round Robin Record…
 15 times has a player posted a 3-0 record in round robin play
 7 times has player posted a 3-0 record and went on to win the title, including the last three years (Kvitova in
2011, S.Williams in 2012 and 2013)
 Only 3 times has a player posted a 3-0 round robin record and failed to reach the final, most recently in 2010
(Zvonareva)
 Four times have the winner in each group posted a perfect 3-0 record (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013)
Players with 3-0 Round Robin Record
YEAR PLAYER
RESULT
2003 Kim Clijsters
Won Title (d. Mauresmo in F)
2004 Amelie Mauresmo
SF (l. S.Williams)
2005 Mary Pierce
R-Up (l. Mauresmo)
2006 Maria Sharapova
SF (l. Henin)
2007 Justine Henin
Won Title (d. Sharapova in F)
2007 Maria Sharapova
R-Up (l. Henin)
2008 Vera Zvonareva
R-Up (l. V.Williams)
2008 Venus Williams
Won Title (d. Zvonareva in F)
2009 Serena Williams
Won Title (d. V.Williams in F)
2010 Vera Zvonareva
SF (l. Wozniacki)
2011 Petra Kvitova
Won Title (d. Azarenka in F)
2012 Serena Williams
Won Title (d. Sharapova in F)
2012 Maria Sharapova
R-Up (l. S.Williams)
2013 Serena Williams
Won Title (d. Li)
2013 Li Na
R-Up (l. S.Williams in F)
A Round Robin loss does not end title hopes…
 4 times has a player lost a match in the round robin stage and gone on to win the WTA Finals title
YEAR
2004
2005
2006
2010
PLAYER
Maria Sharapova
Amelie Mauresmo
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters
ROUND ROBIN W-L
2-1, 2nd in group
2-1, 2nd in group
2-1, 2nd in group
2-1, 2nd in group
SINGLE-ELIINATION RESULTS
d. Mauresmo in SF, d. S.Williams in F
d. Sharapova in SF, d. Pierce in F
d. Sharapova in SF, d. Mauresmo in F
d. Stosur in SF, d. Wozniacki in F
Advancing to SF with 1-2 Round Robin Record…
 Since 2003, three times has a player advanced out of round robin stage with a 1-2 record
 A player with a 1-2 record in round robin has never gone on to win the title
 In 2009, Venus Williams advanced with a 1-2 record, defeated Jankovic in SF before falling to her sister,
S.Williams in F
 Vera Zvonareva (2011, l. Azarenka) and Jelena Jankovic (2013, l. S.Williams) both also advanced to SF with a
1-2 round robin records
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RESULT
WINNER
RUNNER-UP
SEMIFINALISTS
RR
MATCHES
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
WINS
3
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
RR WINS
3 RR Wins
2 RR Wins*
1 RR Win*
3 RR Wins
2 RR Wins*
1 RR Win*
3 RR Wins
2 RR Wins*
1 RR Win*
POINTS
1500
1340
1180
1050
890
730
690
530
370
PRIZE MONEY
$2,190,000
$2,047,000
$1,904,000
$1,114,000
$971,000
$828,000
$606,000
$463,000
$320,000
LOSSES
POINTS
PRIZE MONEY
0
690
1
530
2
370
3
210
0
460
1
300
2
140
0
230
1
70
*Assumes plays all 3 RR matches
$569,000
$426,000
$283,000
$140,000
$406,000
$263,000
$120,000
$243,000
$100,000
SINGLES RANKING POINTS & PRIZE MONEY SUMMARY
RANKING PTS
+70
(per round)
Participation
+ Points for each Round Robin win
+ Advancing to Semifinal from RR (but no further)
+ Points for Semifinal Win
+ Points for Winner
^
+160
--+360
+450
PRIZE MONEY
$100,000 (1 match)
$120,000 (2 matches)
$140,000 (3 matches)
+ $143,000
+ $37,000
+ $545,000
+ $1,076,000
Alternates receive the following prize money: $62,000 (0 matches), $82,000 (1 match), $102,000 (2 matches)
DOUBLES RANKING POINTS & PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
RESULT
Winner
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
First Round
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POINTS
1500
1050
690
460
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PER TEAM $
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$75,000
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TOP 8 QUALIFIERS
[1] Serena Williams
[2] Maria Sharapova
[3] Petra Kvitova
[4] Simona Halep
[5] Eugenie Bouchard
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska
[7] Ana Ivanovic
[8] Caroline Wozniacki
ALTERNATES
Angelique Kerber
Ekaterina Makarova
W-L 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
25-5 WON WON
DNP WON RR^ RR^
R-Up DNP R-Up WON DNP DNP
^
17-8 DNP
F
RR
R-Up SF
SF WON
7-3
SF
RR^ WON
0-0
0-0
5-7 RR
SF
RR
RR* RR*
2-4
RR^
SF
6-6
RR R-Up SF
1-5
0-0
RR
-
RR
*Match played as an alternate l ^ Withdrew during RR
[1] Serena Williams
~ 9th WTA Finals appearance (25-5 record)
~Marks 13th time qualifying for the event
~Champion in 2001, 2009, 2012 and 2013
1999: withdrew w/backinjury
2000: withdrew w/left foot injury
2001: WON (elimination format - Davenport w/o in final)
2002: Runner-Up (elimination format - l. Clijsters in F)
2003: withdrew w/left knee injury
2004: Runner-Up (2-1 in RR, d. Mauresmo in SF, l. Sharapova)
2007: fell in RR stage (0-1 in RR, withdrew w/left knee injury)
2008: fell in RR stage (1-1 in RR, withdrew w/abdominal
injury)
2009: WON (3-0 in RR, d. Wozniacki in SF, V.Williams in F)
2010: withdrew w/right foot injury
2012: WON (3-0 in RR, d. Radwanska in SF, Sharapova in F;
did not drop a set en route to title)
2013: WON (3-0 in RR, d. Jankovic in SF, Li in F)
[2] Maria Sharapova
~ 6th WTA Finals appearance (17-8 record)
~Marks 7th time qualifying for the event
~Champion in 2004
2004: champion (2-1 in RR, d. Myskina SF, d. S.Williams in F)
2005: semifinalist (2-1 in RR, l. to Mauresmo in SFs)
2006: semifinalist (3-0 in RR, l. to Henin in SFs)
2007: R-up (3-0 in RR, d. Chakvetadze in SF, l. Henin in F)
2011: fell in RR stage (0-2 record then w/d w/left ankle injury)
2012: withdrew w/right shoulder injury
[3] Petra Kvitova
~ 4th WTA Finals appearance (7-3 record)
~ Champion in 2011
2011: WON (3-0 in RR, d. Stosur in SFs, d. Azarenka in F)
2012: fell in RR Stage (0-1 in RR, withdrew w/viral illness)
2013: Semifinalist (2-1 in RR, l. S.Williams in SF)
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[4] Simona Halep
~ First WTA Finals appearance
[5] Eugenie Bouchard
~ First WTA Finals appearance
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska
~ 6th WTA Finals appearance (5-7 record)
~4th consecutive year qualifying as Top 8
2008: fell in RR stage (as alternate, 1-0 record)
2009: fell in RR stage (as alternate, 1-0 record)
2011: fell in RR stage (1-2 record)
2012: Semifinalist (l. S.Williams in SF)
2013: fell in RR stage (0-3 record)
[7] Ana Ivanovic
~ 3rd WTA Finals appearance (2-4 record)
2007: Semifinalist (2-1 in RR, l. Henin in SF)
2008: fell in RR stage (0-2 record then w/d w/viral illness)
[8] Caroline Wozniacki
~ 4th WTA Finals appearance (6-6 record)
2009: Semifinalist (2-1in RR, ret. at 6-4 0-1 vs. S.Williams)
2010: Runner-Up (2-1 in RR, d. Zvonareva SF, l. Clijsters in 3s
F)
2011: fell in RR stage (1-2 in RR)
[1st Alternate] Angelique Kerber
~ Would be 3rd WTA Finals appearance (1-5 record)
2012: fell in RR stage (0-3 in RR)
2013: fell in RR stage (1-2 in RR, d. A.Radwanska)
[2nd Alternate] Ekaterina Makarova
~ Would be first WTA Finals appearance
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2014 BNP PARIBAS WTA FINALS BY THE NUMBERS:
1
There is one over-30 player in the singles competition: Serena Williams (33 years, 30 days). She already owns
the distinction as the oldest WTA Finals champion
4
There are four (4) Grand Slam Singles Champions in this year's singles competition: S.Williams (18-time
Grand Slam singles Champion), Maria Sharapova (5-time Grand Slam singles Champion), Petra Kvitova
(2011 and 2014 Wimbledon) and Ana Ivanovic (2008 Roland Garros).
7
7 of the 8 players in the draw have been ranked in the Top 2 at some stage of their career
15
S.Williams has won 15-straight matches at the WTA Finals; Martina Navratilova owns the best Finals win
streak winning 21 straight matches in winning 5 titles between 1983 and 1986 and reaching the quarterfinals
in 1987; the second-longest win streaks in tournament history went to Chris Evert and Monica Seles, who
each won 12 matches in a row
10
The 8 qualifiers have won 10 titles of a possible 13 biggest events on the calendar this year - Grand Slams,
Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 level events; the other three titles were won by a recently retired Li Na
(Australian Open), Venus Williams (Dubai) and Flavia Pennetta (Indian Wells).
20
At 20 years, 243 days, Bouchard is the youngest player in the singles competition (including alternates)
75.7
The 8 qualifiers have combined to win 75.7 percent of their matches in 2014, boasting a 370-119 record
170
The 8 qualifiers have combined to win 170 singles titles throughout their career, including 22 in 2014.
310
Three (4) of the qualifiers have held the WTA world No. 1 ranking for a total of 310 weeks: S.Williams (210
weeks), Wozniacki (67 weeks), Sharapova (21 weeks) and Ivanovic (12 weeks).
1,676
The 8 qualifiers have combined to hit 1,676 aces in 2014, led by S.Williams who has hit 418 aces this year
166.2M The 8 qualifiers have combined to win more than $166.2 million in career prize money.
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SERENA’S WORLD TOUR
Serena Williams will be playing at the WTA Finals for the ninth time in her career. In her nine appearances, the WTA
Finals has been staged in six different cities: Munich, Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha, Istanbul and now Singapore. She enters
this year’s WTA Finals having won her last 15 matches at the event en route to titles in 2009, 2012 and 2013.
LONGEST WIN STREAKS AT WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Martina Navratilova 21
Serena Williams
15
Monica Seles
12
Chris Evert
12
MOST FINALS APPEARANCE - ACTIVE PLAYERS
Serena Williams is making her 9th Finals appearance, the most among active players. Martina Navratilova has made the
most Finals appearances (20). Here is a look at the active players list:
MOST FINALS APPEARANCES - ACTIVE PLAYERS
Serena Williams (USA)
9
2001-02, 2004, 2007-09, 2012-14 (qualified 3 more times)
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
7
2004-07, 2011-12, 2014 (qualified 1 more time)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
6
2008-09, 2011-14
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
5
2007-10, 2013
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
5
2004, 2006-09
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
5
2004, 2008-11
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
5
2009-13
ROUND ROBIN TIE-BREAKING METHODS
Since 2003 when Finals began its current format, a semifinalist has been decided by the tie-break method 5 times (2003,
2004, 2009, 2011, 2013). The final standings of each group shall be determined by the following:
1) Greatest number of wins
2) Greatest number of matches played; or
3) Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied, or if three (3) players are tied then:
a. If three (3) players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three (3)
matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination
competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or
b. Highest percentage of sets won; or
c. Highest percentage of games won
If the above tie-breaking methods produce one (1) superior player (1st place) or one inferior player (3rd place),
and the two (2) remaining players are tied, the tie between those two (2) players shall be broken by head-tohead record.
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WTA YEAR-END NO.1 RANKING ON THE LINE AT WTA FINALS
The 2014 year-end No.1 ranking will be on the line in Singapore and will be decided between Serena Williams and
current WTA World No.2 Maria Sharapova. S.Williams has finished as year-end No.1 three times (2002, 2009, 2013), while
Sharapova is trying to accomplish that feat for the first time in her career.
For Sharapova to have a chance at year-end No.1…
 To have a chance Sharapova needs to at least reach SF with 2-1 RR record
That said, as Serena progresses through the tournament, that scenario will change…
 If S.Williams 1-2 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 2-1 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 2-1 in RR, then Sharapova needs to reach Final with 3-0 RR record or win title to have a chance
 If S.Williams 3-0 in RR, then Sharapova needs to at least win title and Williams not reach final to have a chance
How can S.Williams secure year-end No.1 ranking…
 S.Williams can secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with a 3-0 Round Robin record.
 S.Williams could also secure year-end No.1 by reaching the final with 2-1 record IF Sharapova drops a RR match
YEAR-END NO.1 RANKING PROJECTED POINTS BREAKDOWNS
Start
0-3
1-2
2-1
SF 1
SF 2
SF 3
F1
F2
F3
W1
W2
W3
210
370
530
370
530
690
S.WILLIAMS
7146
7356
7516
7676
7516
7676
7836
730
890
1050
1180
1340
1500
7876
8036
8196
8326
8486
SHARAPOVA
6680
6890
7050
7210
7050
7210
7370
7410
8646
7570
7730
7860
8020
8180
YEAR-END WTA NO.1 RANKING (Since Nov. 3, 1975)
Serena Williams is attempting to clinch the year-end No.1 ranking for the fourth time in her career (also in 2002, 2009
and 2013). She would become the fifth player to finish the season as the WTA’s year-end No.1 four or more times in her
career, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport. Williams most recently returned to the
WTA World No.1 ranking on Monday, February 18, 2013, becoming the oldest woman to hold the top spot since the
computer rankings were introduced in November 1975. The American, who celebrated her 33rd birthday on September
26th, returned to No.1 for the sixth time in her career - nearly 11 years after she first claimed the mantle in July 2002.
Maria Sharapova, despite holding the No.1 ranking for 21 weeks, has yet to finish as the year-end No.1. In a season that
saw the Russian come back from a shoulder injury that sidelined her from last year’s WTA Finals to win her fifth Grand
Slam title, to earn the year-end No.1 ranking would be icing on top of a fantastic year.
# OF YEAR-END
YEARS
No.1s
Steffi Graf (GER)
8
1987-90; 1993-96**
Martina Navratilova (USA)
7
1978-79, 1982-86
Chris Evert (USA)
5
1975-77, 1980-81
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
4
1998, 2001, 2004-05
Serena Williams
3
2002, 2009, 2013
Justine Henin
3
2003, 2006-07
Martina Hingis
3
1997, 1999-2000
Monica Seles
2
1991-92, 1995**
2
2010, 2011
Caroline Wozniacki
Jelena Jankovic
1
2008
**Graf / Seles held joint No.1 at end of 1995
PLAYER
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YEAR-END RANKING COMPARISON SINCE 2007
Some noteworthy accomplishments among this year's participants:
 S.Williams and Sharapova are fighting for the year-end No.1 ranking
 Ivanovic will finish the year in the Top 10 for the first time since 2008
 Halep and Bouchard will finish in the Top 10 for the first time in their careers
 Wozniacki will finish in the Top 10 for the 6th straight year – the longest active streak
WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)
2013
Y/E
1
2012
Y/E
3
2011
Y/E
12
2010
Y/E
4
2009
Y/E
1
2008
Y/E
2
2007
Y/E
7
SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS)
4
2
4
18
14
9
5
PLAYER
KVITOVA, PETRA (CZE)
6
8
2
34
62
44
157
HALEP, SIMONA (ROU)
11
47
53
81
210
352
--
BOUCHARD, EUGENIE (CAN)
32
144
302
538
1068
1104
--
RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA (POL)
5
4
8
14
10
10
26
IVANOVIC, ANA (SRB)
16
13
22
17
22
5
4
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN)
10
10
1
1
4
12
64
FINALS PARTICIPANTS BY NATION

CANADA: Bouchard is the third Canadian to compete in the Finals’ 44-year history and first since 1989 (Carling
Basset, 1984-85; Helen Kelesi, 1988-89).

CZECH REPUBLIC: In 2011, Kvitova became the first player from the Czech Republic to compete in singles at
the Finals since 1998 (Jana Novotna); she was the 3rd player from Czech Republic to win the title at Finals along
with Martina Navratilova (1978, 1979) and Novotna (1997)

DENMARK: Wozniacki became the first Danish player to participate in the Finals in 2009. She was the first
alternate at the WTA Finals last year, but did not play.

POLAND: Radwanska is the only Polish player to compete at Finals. She has played in six of the last seven finals,
including twice as an alternate (2008, 2009).

ROMANIA: Halep is the third Romanian to compete at the WTA Finals, following in the footsteps of Virginia
Ruzici (1983-84) and Irina Spirlea (1996-98).

RUSSIA: At least one Russian has qualified for Finals for 17-straight years (since 1998), but in 2013, although
Sharapova qualified, she withdrew with a shoulder injury; 10 different Russians have competed in singles at the
year-end Finals; Dementieva (10) has made the most appearances, followed by Sharapova, who is making her
7th appearance this year. Sharapova is the only Russia who has won the WTA Finals title

SERBIA: Ivanovic returns to the Finals for the first time since 2008. From 2007-10, Serbia was represented at the
year-end Finals each year, including 2007 and 2008 when both Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic competed at the
event

UNITED STATES: The USA has been represented in 41 of the 44 WTA Finals (all except 2006, 2010, 2011).
S.Williams is making her 9th Finals appearance, the most among active players. An American has won the title
17 times: Navratilova (6*), Chris Evert (4), S.Williams (4), Tracy Austin (1), Lindsay Davenport (1) and V.Williams (1);
Navratilova also won 2 titles representing Czech Republic*
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ALTERNATES

Angelique Kerber and Ekaterina Makarova are the 1st and 2nd alternates, respectively

Since 2003, when the Finals shifted to the current round robin format, the alternates have been called on seven
times. Here is the listing of alternates since 2003:
YEAR
FIRST ALTERNATE
SECOND ALTERNATE
2003
Nadia Petrova
Vera Zvonareva
2004
Venus Williams
Jennifer Capriati
2005
Venus Williams
Nathalie Dechy
2006
Patty Schnyder
Dinara Safina
2007
Marion Bartoli* (1-1)
Elena Dementieva
2008
Agnieszka Radwanska* (1-0)
Nadia Petrova* (0-1)
2009
Vera Zvonareva* (0-1)
Agnieszka Radwanska* (1-0)
2010
Li Na
Shahar Peer
2011
Marion Bartoli* (1-0)
Andrea Petkovic
2012
Samantha Stosur* (0-2)
Marion Bartoli
2013
Caroline Wozniacki
Sloane Stephens
Angelique Kerber
Ekaterina Makarova
2014
*Played in round robin stage l ( ) denotes record in round robin matches
FINALS PARTICPANTS’ RESULTS ON THE BIGGEST STAGES IN 2014
[1] Serena Williams
[2] Maria Sharapova
[3] Simona Halep
[4] Petra Kvitova
[5] Agnieszka Radwanska
[6] Eugenie Bouchard
[7] Ana Ivanovic
[8] Caroline Wozniacki
GRAND SLAMS
Australian Roland
Wimbledon
Open
Garros
4r
2r
3r
4r
WON
4r
QF
SF
R-Up
PREMIER MANDATORIES
Indian
Miami Madrid Beijing
Wells
DNP
WON
QF
QF
3r
SF
WON
WON
SF
DNP
QF
R-Up
WON
4r
3r
2r
QF
QF
SF
SF
R-Up
R-Up
SF
R-Up
4r
4r
2r
1r
2r
3r
1r
3r
4r
2r
R-Up
3r
4r
4r
QF
QF
2r
SF
2r
1r
SF
3r
3r
SF
QF
3r
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Open
WON
4r
3r
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4r
2r
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FINALS QUICK FACTS

In the last 35 years, the champion here has ended the year No.1 20 times

On 14 occasions has the No.1 seed failed to reach the final:
1972 SF - King l. to Evert (USA #3) 6-4 6-2
1979 RR - Evert l. to (4) Austin (USA #5) 6-3 6-1
1979 RR - Evert l. to (-) Fromholtz (AUS #8) 6-2 6-3
1988 SF - Graf l. to (5) Shriver (USA #5) 6-3 7-6(5)
1990 SF - Graf l. to (4) Sabatini (ARG #5) 6-4 6-4
1994 QF - Graf l. to (5) Pierce (FRA #5) 6-4 6-4
1997 QF - Hingis l. to (7) Pierce (FRA #7) 6-3 2-6 7-5
2001 QF - Capriati l. to (-) Testud (FRA #14) 6-3 4-6 6-3
2004 RR - Davenport (2-1) in RR, l. to Myskina (RUS #3) 7-6(5) 6-4; Myskina and S.Williams advanced
2005 SF - Davenport l. to Pierce (FRA #5) 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2008 SF - Jankovic l. to V.Williams (USA #7) 6-2 2-6 6-3
2009 RR - Safina ret. vs. Jankovic (SRB #8) in 1st RR match at 11
2011 RR - Wozniacki 1-2 in RR (lost to Kvitova (CZE #3) and Zvonareva (RUS #6)
2012 SF - Azarenka l. to (2) Sharapova (RUS #2) 6-4 6-2

The list below summarizes the number of title runs by seed:
No.1 seed: 21 (most recently S.Williams in 2013)
No.2 seed: 8 (most recently S.Williams in 2009)
No.3 seed: 5 (most recently S.Williams in 2012)
No.4 seed: 1 (Sabatini in 1988)
No.5 seed: 2 (most recently Mauresmo in 2005)
No.6 seed: 1 (Sharapova in 2004)
No.7 seed: 2 (most recently V.Williams in 2008)
No.8 seed: 0
Unseeded: 2 (most recently Sabatini in 1994)
YOUNGEST & OLDEST AT FINALS
This year's oldest qualifier at the WTA Finals is Serena Williams (33 years, 30 days) followed by Sharapova (27 years, 190
days). The youngest qualifier is Eugenie Bouchard (20 years, 243 days). Dating back to 1972, here is a look at the
youngest and oldest finalists and qualifiers:
Youngest Winner, Youngest Finalist
The youngest Finals winner was Monica Seles in 1990 (16 years, 11 months, 16 days)
The youngest Finals finalist was Andrea Jaeger in 1981 (15 years, 9 months, 25 days)
Oldest Winner, Oldest Finalist
The oldest Finals winner is Serena Williams in 2013 (32 years, 26 days)
The oldest Finals finalist is Martina Navratilova in 1992 (36 years, 1 months, 4 days)
Youngest Finals qualifiers
Five players have made their debut before their 16th birthday:
- Jennifer Capriati (1990) - 14 years, 7 months, 14 days
- Andrea Jaeger (1981) - 15 years, 9 months, 21 days
- Gabriela Sabatini (1986 Mar.) - 15 years, 10 months, 1 day
- Monica Seles (1989) - 15 years, 11 months, 11 days
- Kathy Rinaldi (1983) - 15 years, 11 months, 27 days
Oldest Finals qualifiers
Four players over 34 years old have played at the Finals:
- Billie Jean King (last time in 1983) - 39 years, 4 months, 1 day
- Martina Navratilova (last time in 1994) - 38 years, 27 days
- Virginia Wade (1980) - 34 years, 8 months, 9 days
- Nathalie Tauziat (2001) - 34 years, 12 days
Youngest champions
1. Monica Seles (1990) - 16 years, 11 months, 6 days
2. Tracy Austin (1980) - 17 years, 3 months, 9 days
3. Maria Sharapova (2004) - 17 years, 6 months, 28 days
4. Chris Evert (1972) - 17 years, 9 months, 25 days
5. Monica Seles (1991) - 17 years, 11 months, 22 days
Oldest champions
1. Serena Williams (2013) - 32 years, 26 days
2. Serena Williams (2012) - 31 years, 1 month
3. Martina Navratilova (1986 Nov.) - 30 years, 1 month, 5 days
4. Martina Navratilova (1986 Mar.) - 29 years, 5 months, 5 days
5. Jana Novotna (1997) - 29 years, 1 month, 21 days
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2014…A SNAPSHOT OF THE WTA YEAR

37 different players have won a WTA singles title this year led by Serena Williams (6), Maria Sharapova (4) and
Ana Ivanovic (4). The season’s other multiple title winners Petra Kvitova (3), Simona Halep (2), Andrea
Petkovic (2), Karolina Pliskova (2) and Li Na (2)

The world No.1 and No.2 have met twice in 2014: Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka at Brisbane, and
Serena Williams defeated Li Na at Miami

The No.1 seed has prevailed at 14 times, and the No.2 seed has come out on top on six times

Three qualifiers have won titles so far this season – Garbiñe Muguruza (Hobart), Tsvetana Pironkova (Sydney) and
CoCo Vandeweghe (‘s-Hertogenbosch)

One wildcard has won a title: Venus Williams (Dubai)

The WTA has crowned 13 maiden title winners: Eugenie Bouchard (Nurnberg), Caroline Garcia (Bogota),
Madison Keys (Eastbourne), Karin Knapp (Tashkent), Garbiñe Muguruza (Hobart), Kurumi Nara (Rio de Janeiro),
Tsvetana Pironkova (Sydney), Monica Puig (Strasbourg), Alison Riske (Tianjin), Carla Suarez Navarro (Oeiras),
Maria Torro-Flor (Marrakech), Coco Vandeweghe (‘s-Hertogenbosch), Donna Vekic (Kuala Lumpur)

Garbiñe Muguruza has produced the most efficient title run, dropping 15 games at Hobart. She was followed by
Ana Ivanovic at Birmingham (21 games) and Serena Williams at Rome (22 games)

The youngest title winner so far this season is Donna Vekic at Kuala Lumpur (17 years, 10 months, 23 days) and
the oldest is Venus Williams at Dubai (33 years, 8 months, 5 days)

The lowest-ranked player to win a title is Tsvetana Pironkova, who was ranked No.107 when she won Sydney

Three players have saved match points en route to the title: Li Na saved 1mp in her 3r match vs. Lucie Safarova
before winning the Australian Open; Alize Cornet saved 1mp in the Katowice final vs. Camila Giorgi; and Kaorlina
Pliskova saved 1mp in final at 6-5 in 3rd set of the final at Linz (d. Giorgi)

19 singles finals have been decided in 3-sets

Most games played in a single match is 41, both occurring at Wimbledon this year: Karolina Pliskova defeated
Karin Knapp 6-7(4) 6-4 10-8, and Tereza Smitkova defeated Bojana Jovanovski 4-6 7-6(5) 10-8

Entering the WTA Finals, Maria Sharapova has the most Top 10 wins in 2014 (9-3 record; 75%) followed by
Serena Williams (8-0; 100%)

Amongst this year’s WTA Finals competitors, Serena Williams owns the best win-loss percentage on hardcourts
this season: 90% (37-4), followed by Ana Ivanovic at 77% (36-11).

Ana Ivanovic has posted the most match wins so far this year – 56. She is followed by Serena Williams and
Maria Sharapova at 48 each

Angelique Kerber (R-Up - Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford) is the only member of the Top 10 yet to win a
singles title so far in 2014

Caroline Garcia and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni achieved rare singles-doubles title sweeps at Bogota and Quebec City,
respectively, this year.

The doubles team of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci have won 5 titles (Australian Open, Stuttgart, Madrid,
Wimbledon and Montreal) and completed the Career Grand Slam at Wimbledon.

Eleven times have players inflicted 60 60 defeats upon opponents: Annika Beck (d. Petra Martic – Australian
Open), Alison Riske (d. Anabel Medina Garrigues – Pattaya City), Agnieszka Radwanska (d. Annika Beck – Indian
Wells), Vania King (d. Estrella Cabeza Candela – Miami), Andrea Petkovic (d. Lourdes Dominguez Lino –
Charleston), Carla Suarez Navarro (d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova – Oeiras), Maria Sharapova (d. Paula
Ormaechea – Roland Garros), Caroline Wozniacki (d. Belinda Bencic – Istanbul), Johanna Larsson (d. Razzano –
US Open), Agnieszka Radwanska (d. Scheepers – Seoul), Romina Oprandi (d. Wu – Tianjin)

Two players have made their Top 10 debuts in 2014: Dominika Cibulkova broke into the Top 10 following her run
to the final at the Australian Open, while Eugenie Bouchard’s rise into the Top 10 followed after her Wimbledon
final appearance
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
Li Na owns the longest winning streak of 2014 at 13 matches. She won Shenzhen, the Australian Open, and
reached 3r at Doha (l. Petra Cetkovska)

Karolina Pliskova has hit most aces this year, with 426 from 66 matches. She is followed by Serena Williams (418
from 59 matches).

The longest match in Grand Slam play so far this year was Maria Sharapova’s 6-3 4-6 10-8 defeat of Karin Knapp
in 2r at the Australian Open at 3 hours, 28 mins. The longest-recorded Grand Slam singles match took place at
2011 Australian Open, when Francesca Schiavone d. Svetlana Kuznetsova 64 16 1614 in 4 hrs 44 mins

The longest match at any WTA event this year was Alize Cornet’s 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3 defeat of Carla Suarez Navarro in
3r at Indian Wells – 3 hours, 26 mins
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FINALS HONOR ROLL [SINGLES]
YEAR
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984*
1985
1986 Mar.
1986 Nov.
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999**
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
HOST CITY
Boca Raton, FL-USA
Boca Raton, FL-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
New York, NY-USA
Oakland, CA-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
Munich, GER
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Madrid, ESP
Madrid, ESP
Doha, QAT
Doha, QAT
Doha, QAT
Istanbul, TUR
Istanbul, TUR
Istanbul, TUR
WINNERS
[3] Chris Evert (USA)
[1] Chris Evert (USA)
[3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
[1] Chris Evert (USA)
[2] Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)
[1] Chris Evert (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (TCH)
[2] Martina Navratilova (TCH)
[2] Tracy Austin (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
Sylvia Hanika (GER)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[1] Steffi Graf (GER)
[4] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
[1] Steffi Graf (GER)
[2] Monica Seles (YUG)
[1] Monica Seles (YUG)
[1] Monica Seles (YUG)
[1] Steffi Graf (GER)
Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
[1] Steffi Graf (GER)
[1] Steffi Graf (GER)
[2] Jana Novotna (CZE)
[2] Martina Hingis (SUI)
[2] Lindsay Davenport (USA)
[1] Martina Hingis (SUI)
[7] Serena Williams (USA)
[5] Kim Clijsters (BEL)
[1] Kim Clijsters (BEL)
[6] Maria Sharapova (RUS)
[4] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
[3] Justine Henin (BEL)
[1] Justine Henin (BEL)
[7] Venus Williams (USA)
[2] Serena Williams (USA)
[3] Kim Clijsters (BEL)
[3] Petra Kvitova (CZE)
[3] Serena Williams (USA)
[1] Serena Williams (USA)
FINALISTS
[5] Kerry Reid (AUS)
[2] Nancy Richey (USA)
[1] Chris Evert (USA)
[2] Martina Navratilova (TCH)
[1] Chris Evert (USA)
[3] Sue Barker (GBR)
[3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
[4] Tracy Austin (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (TCH)
[2] Andrea Jaeger (USA)
[1] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[2] Chris Evert (USA)
[2] Chris Evert (USA)
[5] Helena Sukova (TCH)
[5] Hana Mandlikova (TCH)
[2] Steffi Graf (GER)
[6] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
[5] Pam Shriver (USA)
[2] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[4] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
[4] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[4] Martina Navratilova (USA)
[2] Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
[7] Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Anke Huber (GER)
[7] Martina Hingis (SUI)
[7] Mary Pierce (FRA)
[1] Lindsay Davenport (USA)
[1] Martina Hingis (SUI)
[3] Monica Seles (USA)
[2] Lindsay Davenport (USA)
[1] Serena Williams (USA)
[4] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
[7] Serena Williams (USA)
[5] Mary Pierce (FRA)
[1] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
[6] Maria Sharapova (RUS)
[8] Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
[7] Venus Williams (USA)
[1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
[4] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS)
[4] Li Na (CHN)
SCORE
75 64
63 63
63 64
64 62
63 57 63
26 61 61
76 64
63 36 62
62 26 62
63 76(3)
16 63 64
62 60
63 75 61
63 75 64
62 60 36 61
76(6) 63 62
46 64 60 64
75 62 62
64 75 26 62
64 57 36 64 62
64 36 75 60
75 63 61
61 64 36 61
63 62 64
61 26 61 46 63
63 46 60 46 60
76(4) 62 63
75 64 46 62
64 62
67(5) 64 64
Walkover
75 63
62 60
46 62 64
57 76(3) 64
64 63
57 75 63
67(5) 60 62
62 76(4)
63 57 63
75 46 63
64 63
26 63 60
* First yearthe final was best-of-five sets.
** Returned to best-of-three sets final.
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FINALS HONOR ROLL [DOUBLES]
YEAR
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1984*
1985
1986 Mar.
1986 Nov.
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HOST CITY
Boca Raton, FL-USA
Boca Raton, FL-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
New York, NY-USA
Oakland, CA-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
New York, NY-USA
Munich, GER
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Los Angeles, CA-USA
Madrid, ESP
Madrid, ESP
Doha, QAT
Doha, QAT
Doha, QAT
WINNERS
No doubles played
Casals (USA)/Court (AUS)
BJ King/Casals (USA)
No doubles played
No doubles played
No doubles played
No doubles played
Durr (FRA)/Stove (NED)
BJ King (USA)/Navratilova (TCH)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Mandlikova (TCH)/Turnbull (AUS)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Jordan (USA)/Smylie (AUS)
Navratilova/Shriver (USA)
Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)/Sukova (CZE)
G. Fernandez (USA)/Zvereva (BLR)
G. Fernandez (USA)/Zvereva (BLR)
Novotna (CZE)/Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
Davenport/MJ Fernandez (USA)
Davenport (USA)/Novotna (CZE)
Davenport (USA)/Zvereva (BLR)
Hingis (SUI)/Kournikova (RUS)
Hingis (SUI)/Kournikova (RUS)
Raymond (USA)/Stubbs (AUS)
Dementieva (RUS)/Husarova (SVK)
Ruano Pascual (ESP)/Suárez (ARG)
Petrova (RUS)/Shaughnessy (USA)
Raymond (USA)/Stosur (AUS)
Raymond (USA)/Stosur (AUS)
Black (ZIM)/L.Huber (USA)
Black (ZIM)/L.Huber (USA)
Martinez Sanchez/Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Dulko (ARG)/Pennetta (ITA)
FINALISTS
SCORE
Durr (FRA)/Stove (NED)
Durr (FRA)/Stove (NED)
62 64
61 67(2-5) 75
Barker (GBR)/Kiyomura (USA)
Casals (USA)/Turnbull (AUS)
Potter/ Walsh (USA)
Jordan/A. Smith (USA)
Kohde-Kilsch/Pfaff (GER)
Durie (GBR)/Kiyomura (USA)
Kohde-Kilsch (GER)/Sukova (TCH)
Kohde-Kilsch (GER)/Sukova (TCH)
Kohde-Kilsch (GER)/Sukova (TCH)
Kohde-Kilsch (GER)/Sukova (TCH)
Neiland/Zvereva (USSR)
Neiland/Zvereva (USSR)
Paz (ARG)/Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
Fernandez (USA)/Novotna (CZE)
Neiland (USSR)/Novotna (CZE)
Neiland (LAT)/Novotna (CZE)
Novotna (CZE)/Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
G. Fernandez (USA)/Zvereva (BLR)
Novotna (CZE)/Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
Fusai/Tauziat (FRA)
Fusai/Tauziat (FRA)
Neiland (LAT)/Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
Arendt (USA)/Bollegraf (NED)
Black (ZIM)/Likhovtseva (RUS)
Black (ZIM)/Likhovtseva (RUS)
Clijsters (BEL)/Sugiyama (JPN)
Black (ZIM)/Stubbs (AUS)
Black (ZIM)/Stubbs (AUS)
Black (ZIM)/Stubbs (AUS)
Srebotnik (SLO)/Sugiyama (JPN)
Peschke (CZE)/Stubbs (AUS)
Black (ZIM)/L. Huber (USA)
Peschke (CZE)/Srebotnik (SLO)
64 62
63 46 63
60 76(6)
64 63
75 62
63 61
67(4) 64 76(5)
64 67(4) 63
76(1) 63
61 61
63 64
63 62
76(4) 64
46 75 64
76(4) 61
63 75
63 67(4) 63
62 61
63 62
67(5) 63 62
67(6) 75 63
64 64
62 63
75 36 63
46 64 63
64 36 63
75 62
67(5) 75 64
36 63 63
57 63 108
61 75
76(0) 57 107
75 64
2011
Istanbul, TUR
Huber/Raymond (USA)
Peschke (CZE)/Srebotnik (SLO)
64 64
2012
Istanbul, TUR
Kirilenko/Petrova (RUS)
Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE)
61 64
2013
Istanbul, TUR
Hsieh(TPE)/Peng(CHN)
Makarova/Vesnina(RUS)
64 75
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[5] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@geniebouchard
February 25, 1994 (20)
Montreal, Canada
No.5
No.5 (October 20, 2014)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^ WTA / Grand Slam events only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
WTA Finals W-L
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L
Hard/Indoor W-L
2014
45-20
43-19
6-6
1-3
11-8
9-5
22-12
5-0
CAREER
169-91
133-73
8-13
1-6
32-29
29-14
73-46
5-1
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
$3,080,929
1/ 0
$3,586,035
1/ 0
2014
1-1
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
1-0
2-0
0-1
All-Time
1-1
2-0
0-3
0-1
0-3
0-1
1-0
2-1
0-2
QUICK HITS: Posted 19-4 record at Slams this year, compared to 26-16 at all other events… Reached at least SF at first three Slams
of the season. At Wimbledon, became Canada’s first Grand Slam singles finalist (l. Kvitova)… After 2014 Wimbledon made Top 10
debut at No.7, beating previous Canadian best of No.8 (Bassett-Seguso); climbed to a career-high No.6 on October 6, 2014… 8-13
lifetime against Top 10 players, including 6-6 in 2014; wins have been over No.10 Errani (Indian Wells, R32), No.8 Jankovic
(Charleston, QF), No.9 Kerber (Roland Garros, R16), No.7 Kerber (Wimbledon, QF), No.3 Halep (Wimbledon, SF) and No.7 Wozniacki
(Wuhan SF)… Prior to 2014 Roland Garros, won first career WTA title at Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F)… Lost in opening round of
tournament 9 times this year… Named 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year, as voted by international tennis media… Recently signed
a three year sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola Canada
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: First Canadian to play at WTA Finals in 25 years and third Canadian to play in event (also Carling Basset,
1984-85; Helen Kelesi, 1988-89). Visited Singapore for the official Road to Singapore launch in January following Australian Open
2014 SUMMARY: WON (1): Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F);
R-Up (2): Wimbledon (l. Kvitova), Wuhan (l. Kvitova);
SF (3): Australian Open (l. Li), Charleston (l. eventual champion Petkovic), Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Sharapova);
QF (2): Acapulco (l Garcia), Oeiras (l. Kuznetsova);
4r (2): Indian Wells (l. Halep in 3s), US Open (l. Makarova);
2r (6): Miami (l. Svitolina), Montreal (l. Rogers after 1r bye), Cincinnati (l. Kuznetsova after 1r bye), New Haven (l. Stosur), Beijing
(w/1r bye, l. Lisicki), Linz (withdrew prior to 2r match vs. Pironkova);
1r (5): Sydney (l. Mattek-Sands), Doha (l. Mattek-Sands), Madrid (l. A.Radwanska), Rome (l. Schiavone), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. King).
Others: Fell in qualifying at Dubai. Went 2-0 in singles vs. Serbia in Fed Cup Week 1 (d. Jaksic and Dolonc) and 2-0 in singles vs.
Slovak Republic in Fed Cup Week 2 Play-offs (d. Cepelova, d. Kucova); competed at Hopman Cup; withdrew from Birmingham and
Washington, DC w/right knee injury
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (1): 2014 Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F); R-Up (3): 2013 Osaka, 2014 Wimbledon, 2014 Wuhan; SF (5):
2013 Strasbourg, 2013 Québec City, 2014 Australian Open, 2014 Charleston, 2014 Roland Garros; QF (4): 2012 Washington, DC 2013
Charleston, 2014 Acapulco, 2014 Oerias

Voted 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year in breakthrough season; finished year as highest ranked teenager; reached first
career singles final at Osaka; ranking jumped 122 spots from the end of 2012 to end of 2013 (from No. 144 to 32);
reached QF or better five times in 17 main draw events
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
Won career-first WTA title at 2014 Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). Was first Canadian to win a WTA title since 2008 Stanford
(Wozniak)

Advanced to career-first WTA SF at 2013 Strasbourg (l. eventual champion Cornet). Was first Canadian woman to advance
to a WTA SF since 2011 Memphis (Marino)

Reached career-first WTA doubles final at Washington, DC (w/Townsend, l. Aoyama/Dushevina)

Played first professional event in 2008 at $10k ITF/Sumter, SC-USA (l. 1r)

WTA main draw debut at 2011 Washington DC (2r, l. eventual champion Petrova); WTA qualifying debut at 2008
Montréal (l. 1r)

Owns 8 Top 10 wins: No.9 Stosur via retirement (2013 Charleston), No.10 Jankovic (2013 Tokyo), No.10 Errani (2014 Indian
Wells), No.8 Jankovic (2014 Charleston), No.8 Kerber (2014 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep (2014 Wimbledon), No.7 Wozniacki
(2014 Wuhan)

On ITF Circuit, won six singles and one doubles title

Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2011, 2013, 2014
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2014 US Open marked 7th Grand Slam main draw appearance

At 2014 Wimbledon became first Canadian, female or male, to reach a Grand Slam singles final (l. Kvitova)

On Australian Open main draw debut in 2014 reached SF (d. Ivanovic in QF, l. Li); equaled this feat at 2014 Roland Garros.
Went on to reach Wimbledon final, becoming the only player to reach at the SF of first three Slams of the season

Made 3r debut on second Grand Slam showing at 2013 Wimbledon (l. Suárez Navarro)

In juniors, won 2011 Wimbledon doubles title (w/Min); also won singles and doubles (w/T.Townsend) titles at 2012
Wimbledon

Part of historic junior duo at Wimbledon in 2012, winning girls' title while Filip Peliwo won boys' title (no Canadian had
ever won a junior Grand Slam singles title before Bouchard and Peliwo)
OTHER FACTS

Father, Mike; mother, Julie; two sisters, Beatrice (non-identical twin) and Charlotte; brother, William

Began playing tennis aged 5

Main training base is Nick Saviano’s Academy in Florida, and part-time at Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in
Montréal (trained full-time there between 2009-2012)
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[4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
September 27, 1991 (23)
Constanta, Romania
No.4
No.2 (August 11, 2014)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $(USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^WTA/ Grand Slam events only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L*
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L*
Hard/Indoor W-L*
2014
43-14
43-14
1-1
5-4
1-1
12-5
5-6
20-9
0-1
CAREER
262-132
213-118
2-12
10-20
2-12
59-25
32-33
96-66
13-7
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
$3,548,763
2/ 0
$5,588,408
8/ 0
2014
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-1
0-3
1-0
-
All-Time
1-1
2-1
2-0
2-4
0-5
0-3
1-1
2-0
1-0
QUICK HITS: First Romanian to qualify for WTA Finals since 1998… Ranked No.64 in May 2013; quickly saw ranking climb over
ensuing 16 months ascending as high as No.2 in the world… Has won 8 titles in 16 month span… 2014 season highlighted by
winning titles at Doha (a Premier 5) and at her home event of Bucharest, in July… At 2014 Roland Garros became first Romanian
woman to reach a Grand Slam final in 34 years (last was 1980 Roland Garros, R-Up Ruzici) and backed it up with SF run at
Wimbledon… Became third Romanian to break into the WTA Top 10 (after Ruzici, Spirlea) making Top 10 debut week of January
27, 2014… Owns a 5-4 record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents this year, including three 3-set losses to Sharapova… In February 2014
helped Romania secure a place in Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs for first time since 1999; in April, team defeated Serbia to gain a
place in World Group II in 2015
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making WTA Finals debut. First Romanian to compete in singles at WTA Finals since 1998. Other
Romanians to qualify for WTA Finals are Virginia Ruzici (1983, 1984) and Irina Spirlea (1996-98)
2014 SUMMARY: WON (2): Doha (d. 3 Top 10 players en route No.4 seed Errani in QF, No.2 seed A.Radwanska in SF and No.6 seed
Kerber in F), Bucharest (d. Vinci in F);
R-Up (2): Madrid (d. No.5 seed Kvitova in SF, l. No.8 seed Sharapova in 3s in F), Roland Garros (l. Sharapova in 3s);
SF (2): Indian Wells (l. A.Radwanska), Wimbledon (l. Bouchard);
QF (3): Australian Open (l. Cibulkova), Cincinnati (l. Sharapova in 3s), Beijing (withdrew prior to QF vs. Ivanovic);
3r (2): Rome (withdrew prior to match vs. Suarez Navarro w/left abdominal injury), US Open (l. Lucic-Baroni);
2r (4): Stuttgart (l. Kuznetsova), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (ret. vs. Beck w/upper back injury), New Haven (l. Rybarikova in 3s), Wuhan (l.
Muguruza in 3s);
1r (3): Sydney (l. Keys), Paris [Indoors] (l. WC Mladenovic), Dubai (ret. vs. Cornet w/right lower leg injury)
Other: 2-1 in singles for Romania in Europe/Africa zonal round robin (d. Svitolina, Konta, l. Babos); withdrew from Miami w/toe injury
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (8): 2013 Nürnberg, 2013 's-Hertogenbosch, 2013 Budapest, 2013 New Haven, 2013 Moscow, 2013 TOCSofia, 2014 Doha, 2014 Bucharest; R-Up (5): 2010 Fès, 2011 Fès; 2012 Brussels, 2014 Madrid, 2014 Roland Garros; SF (4): 2012 Fès,
2013 Rome, 2014 Indian Wells, 2014 Wimbledon;

Reached first WTA singles final at 2010 Fès in only 3rd WTA-level main draw (l. Benesova in F)

Voted 2013 Most Improved WTA Player of the Year by international tennis media; improved 36 ranking spots from end of
2012 to end of 2013 – from 47 to 11. Won first six singles titles of career in 2013 – only Serena Williams (11) won more titles
in 2013
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
Only WTA player to win at least one title on each surface (grass, clay, hard) during 2013. Qualified for and won the 2013
Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria

Won first six WTA singles titles in 2013 (one of just six players in the Open Era to win their first six tour-level titles all in
the same season): Nürnberg (d. Petkovic in F on clay), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Flipkens in F on grass), Budapest (d. Meusburger
in F on clay), New Haven (d. Kvitova in F on hardcourt), Moscow (d. Stosur on hardcourt), TOC-Sofia (d. Stosur in F on
hardcourt). Won seventh WTA singles title at 2014 Doha (d. three Top 10 opponents en route to the title) and eighth
title at inaugural 2014 Bucharest. Is now 8-5 in WTA singles finals

Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella and reached QF (as qualifier, l. Pennetta)

Cracked Top 100 on July 12, 2010; improved ranking more than 120 places in 2010. Made Top 20 debut on August 26,
2013; Top 10 debut on January 27, 2014; Top 5 debut on March 17, 2014

Owns 10 career Top 10 wins: No.6 Li (2011 US Open), No.4 A.Radwanska (2013 Rome), No.7 Bartoli (2013 Cincinnati), No.8
Wozniacki (2013 New Haven), No.9 Kvitova (2013 New Haven), No.8 Jankovic (2014 Australian Open), No.7 Errani (2014
Doha), No.4 Radwanska (2014 Doha), No.9 Kerber (2014 Doha), No.6 Kvitova (2014 Madrid)

On ITF Circuit, has won 6 singles titles and 4 doubles titles

Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014 and Romanian Olympic Team, 2012
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2014 US Open marked 18th Grand Slam singles main draw

Achieved career-best Grand Slam result at 2014 Roland Garros by reaching final (l. Sharapova in 3s)

Semifinalist at 2014 Wimbledon

2008 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion
OTHER FACTS

Has been coached by Wim Fissette since February 2014. Previously worked with Adrian Marcu and Tomai Firicel

Started playing tennis at age 4, after being introduced to the sport by her brother Nicolae, who is six years older

Held No.1 junior world ranking during 2008

Since 2008 managed by Virginia Ruzici, 1978 Roland Garros champion

Enjoys shopping
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[7] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@AnaIvanovic
November 6, 1987 (26)
Basel, Switzerland
No.7
No.1 (June 9, 2008)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^ WTA / Grand Slam events only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L
Hard/Indoor W-L
2014
56-16
56-16
7-7
1-5
12-8
11-3
36-11
1-0
CAREER
435-189
417-186
2-4
43-66
14-40
98-71
70-52
258-121
52-24
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
$1,891,649
4/ 0
$12,669,256
15 / 0
2014
0-1
0-1
0-1
2-2
1-3
2-0
2-0
-
All-Time
0-2
1-2
4-3
3-7
4-9
1-7
5-2
5-2
1-1
QUICK HITS: Set to finish the year in the Top 10 for the first time since 2008…Won 15th career title at Tokyo last month (4th of
2014); tied for second most titles this season (S.Williams-6, Sharapova-4)… After Cincinnati (August) became 24th woman to pass
$12 million in career prize money… After reaching final at Cincinnati, returned to Top 10 for first time in more than five years (since
2009 Roland Garros)… Started year by winning Auckland (first title since Tournament of Champions-Bali in November 2011); also
raised trophy at Monterrey, Birmingham and Tokyo… 2014 US Open was 40th consecutive Grand Slam main draw (4th longest
active streak among WTA players)… Reached QF at Australian Open (l. Bouchard in 3s); R16 win over S.Williams marked second
career win over world No.1, with previous victory coming via ret. vs. Sharapova at 2007 Tokyo (now holds a 2-9 record vs. No.1s)…
Advanced to SF at 2014 Rome (l. S.Williams); defeated Sharapova en route, becoming only second player to defeat Sharapova on
clay since 2011 Roland Garros (other player is S.Williams)… One of 7 active players to hold No.1 ranking… Serbian No.1 ahead of
No.11 Jankovic
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd WTA Finals appearance and first since 2008. Reached SF in 2007 (2-1 in RR; l. Henin in SF). In
2008 withdrew after 0-2 RR record due to viral illness.
2014 SUMMARY: WON (4): Auckland (d. V.Williams in F), Monterrey (d. Jaksic in F), Birmingham (d. Zahlavova Strycova in F),
Tokyo (d. Wozniacki in F);
R-Up (2): Stuttgart (l. Sharapova in 3s), Cincinnati (l. S.Williams);
SF (2): Rome (l. top seed S.Williams in 3s), Beijing (l. Sharapova);
QF (3): Australian Open (d. world No.1 S.Williams in 4r, l. Bouchard in 3s), Madrid (l. Halep), Stanford (l. S.Williams in 3s);
4r (1): Miami (l. Kvitova in 3s)
3r (3): Indian Wells (l. Stephens), Roland Garros (l. Safarova), Wimbledon (l. Lisicki);
2r (4): Doha (l. Zakopalova in 3s), Dubai (l. V.Williams), Montreal (l. Vandeweghe in 3s), US Open (l. Ka.Pliskova)
1r (1): Wuhan (l. Pavlyuchenkova, via ret.)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (14): incl. 2008 Roland Garros; won four titles in 2014; R-Up (7): most recently at 2014 Cincinnati
 2013 marked seventh Top 20 finish in career (finishing at No.16)

Fell out of Top 20 in October 2009 for first time since July 2006, dropping as low as No.65 in July 2010, returned to Top 20
at 2010 year-end

Became 17th player to hold No.1 ranking on 9 June 2008, after winning Roland Garros (spent 12 weeks at No.1)
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
Qualified for season-ending WTA Finals in 2007 (SF) and 2008 (RR)

Has 14 wins against Top 5, including two vs. No.1s: S.Williams at 2014 Australian Open and Sharapova at 2007 Tokyo (via
retirement)

Member of Serbian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-14 (finished runners-up to Czech Republic in 2012), and Serbian Olympic
Team, 2008 (withdrew w/thumb injury) and 2012
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2014 US Open marks 40th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

At 2008 Roland Garros, became 2nd Serbian female Grand Slam singles champion (after Seles) and 2nd Serbian major
winner of 2008 (after Djokovic won men's singles title at Australian Open)

Two-time runner-up (2007 Roland Garros, 2008 Australian Open); SF at 2007 Wimbledon, QF at 2005 Roland Garros, 2012
US Open and 2014 Australian Open

At 2009 US Open, suffered first-ever 1r loss at a major. Has now fallen in 1r on 4 occasions: 2009 US Open, 2010 Wimbledon,
2011 Australian Open and Roland Garros

At 2012 US Open, advanced to first Grand Slam QF since winning 2008 Roland Garros (18th Slam since, l.eventual champion
S.Williams)

Runner-up in 2004 Wimbledon girls’ singles (l. K.Bondarenko)
OTHER FACTS

After 2014 Wimbledon started working with new coach Dejan Petrovic. Fitness coach is Zlatko Novkovic. Physio is Branko
Penic. Previously coached by Nigel Sears (July 2011 through to Wimbledon 2013) and Nemanja Kontic

Mother is Dragana (lawyer); father is Miroslav (businessman); brother, Milos, is four years younger

Named a UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007

Winner of WTA Most Improved Player in 2005 and 2007; also won 2008 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award

Official Website: www.anaivanovic.com
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[3] PETRA KVITOVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@Petra_Kvitova
March 8, 1990 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.2 (October 31, 2011)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
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Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$4,570,236
3/ 0
$16,469,458
14 / 0
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W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L*
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L*
Hard/Indoor W-L*
2014
40-14
40-14
1-4
0-2
10-7
10-4
26-10
2-0
CAREER
338-148
309-139
7-3
33-33
12-21
89-55
62-42
204-91
47-17
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Keber
vs. Makarova
2014
2-0
0-1
1-0
0-2
1-1
All-Time
3-0
0-2
3-4
5-1
2-6
0-5
4-4
3-2
4-2
QUICK HITS: Won second Grand Slam title at 2014 Wimbledon (d. Bouchard in F); d. Sharapova in 2011 Wimbledon final; became
first (and thus far only) player born in 1990s to win a Grand Slam title… Also won titles at New Haven and Wuhan… Currently topranked lefthander, ahead of Kerber, Makarova, Safarova and Dellacqua in Top 30… Owns a 5-7 record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2014
with wins over No.13 Ivanovic (Miami), No.20 Vinci (Fed Cup SF), No.13 Bouchard (Wimbledon), No.18 Makarova (New Haven) and
No.9 Bouchard (Wuhan in F; only Top 10 win in 2014)… In 2013, played a WTA-leading 37 three-set matches (25-12 record)…
Recently signed with new management agency – IMG Tennis… 2012 Sydney was two match wins from ascending to No.1 (had
won Wimbledon and WTA Finals in previous six months)… Top-ranked Czech of eight women in Top 100 (only USA has more –
14)… Spoke on behalf of the WTA Players at Li Na’s on-court retirement celebration at 2014 Beijing
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th WTA Finals appearance. 2011 WTA Finals champion; became only third player to win title
in debut (also S.Williams and Sharapova). Advanced to SF in 2013 (2-1 in RR; l. Li in SF). In 2012 withdrew after opening round robin
loss to A.Radwanska (viral illness)
2014 SUMMARY: WON (3): Wimbledon (d. Bouchard in F), New Haven (d. Rybarikova in F), Wuhan (d. Bouchard in F);
R-Up (1): Beijing (l. Sharapova)
SF (2): Sydney (l. Pironkova), Madrid (l. Halep);
QF (2): Doha (l. Jankovic), Eastbourne (withdrew prior to match vs. Watson with right thigh strain);
4r (1): Indian Wells (l. Cibulkova);
3r (3): Roland Garros (l. Kuznetsova), Montreal (l. Makarova), US Open (l. Krunic);
2r (4): Dubai (as defending champion, l. Suarez Navarro in 3s), Stuttgart (l. Kleybanova after 1r bye), Rome (l. Zhang after 1r bye),
Cincinnati (l. Svitolina after 1r bye);
1r (1): Australian Open (l. Kumkhum in 3s).
Other: Went 2-0 in Fed Cup SF vs. Italy (d. Giorgi, Vinci), helping send Czech Republic through to final (vs. Germany)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (14): 2009 Hobart, 2011 Brisbane, 2011 Paris [Indoors], 2011 Madrid, 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 Linz, 2011
WTA Finals-Istanbul, 2012 Montréal, 2012 New Haven, 2013 Dubai, 2013 Tokyo, 2014 Wimbledon, 2014 New Haven, 2014 Wuhan;
R-Up (5): 2009 Linz, 2011 Eastbourne, 2013 Katowice, 2013 New Haven, 2014 Beijing

Finished 2013 inside Top 10 for third successive year (at No.6, up from No.8 at end of 2012). Year highlighted by two hard
court titles at Dubai and Tokyo

Won first Grand Slam title at 2011 Wimbledon, one of a WTA-leading six titles in 2011 (with Wozniacki); captured second
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major at 2014 Wimbledon; other most notable win coming at the season-ending WTA Finals in 2011

At 2013 Dubai, defeated three Top 10 opponents en route to title – No.4 A.Radwanska (QF), No.10 Wozniacki (SF) and No.7
Errani (F)

Made Top 5 debut on October 3, 2011, becoming 5th Czech woman to do so (after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova,
Novotna). Set career-high ranking of No.2 on October 31, 2011 (after WTA Finals; rose from No.3 to No.2), becoming first
Czech to reach No.2 since Novotna (July 7, 1997)

Has 12 career Top 5 wins: No.1 Safina (2009 US Open), No.3 Wozniacki (2010 Wimbledon), No.2 Clijsters (2011 Paris
[Indoors]), No.3 Zvonareva and No.5 Azarenka (both 2011 Madrid), No.5 Azarenka (2011 Wimbledon), No.2 Sharapova by
ret. (2011 Tokyo), No.1 Wozniacki and No.4 Azarenka (both at 2011 WTA Finals), No.4 A.Radwanska (2013 Dubai), No.5 Li
(2013 Beijing), No.3 A.Radwanska (2013 WTA Finals)

At 2012 Sydney, came within two match wins of the No.1 ranking

At time, lowest-ranked player ever to defeat V.Williams when ranked No.143 at 2008 Memphis (first Top 10 win)

Member of Czech Fed Cup Team 2007-14 (champions in 2011-12), Czech Olympic Team, 2012
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2014 US Open marked 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Won first major at 2011 Wimbledon (d. Azarenka in SF and Sharapova in F), becoming third Czech (first since 1998) and
third left-hander to win Wimbledon

Won second Wimbledon title in 2014 (d. Bouchard in F)

Reached first GS SF at 2010 Wimbledon, having never previously won a match on grass (unseeded, l. eventual champion
and top seed S.Williams); also 2012 Australian Open and 2012 Roland Garros

QF at 2011 Australian Open and 2012/2013 Wimbledon, and 4r at 2008 Roland Garros (GS debut), 2009 US Open, 2011
Roland Garros and 2012 US Open

Missed 2009 Roland Garros due to right ankle injury
OTHER FACTS


Coached by David Kotyza
Left-hander whose favorite shots are serve and forehand

Trains in same club as Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych among others in Prostejov, Czech Republic

Father is Jiri (teacher); mother is Pavla; 2 brothers, Jiri (engineer), Libor (teacher); father & brothers play tennis

WTA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2010 and collected four WTA Awards in 2011: Player of the Year and Most Improved
Player (voted by media), Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award (voted by fellow players), and Breakthrough Player (voted
by fans)
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[6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@aradwanska
$2,425,411
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
1/ 0
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$16,595,420
Career Prize $ (USD)~
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W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L
Hard/Indoor W-L
March 6, 1989 (25)
Krakow, Poland
No.6
No.2 (July 9, 2012)
2014
46-19
46-19
5-7
3-4
1-0
8-6
6-5
32-13
5-1
CAREER
450-191
407-178
5-7
40-64
13-38
88-71
54-50
270-112
24-22
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
2014
1-0
1-0
0-2
0-1
1-1
All-Time
1-0
4-2
7-3
1-5
2-10
0-8
4-6
5-4
4-2
QUICK HITS: Has played at WTA Finals in 6 of last 7 years (includes twice as alternate); Is third among active players in terms of WTA
Finals appearances (behind S.Williams and Sharapova)… Is only Polish woman ever to compete at WTA Finals… Won14th career
singles title at Montréal (d. V.Williams in F)… Since winning title at Montréal owns 6-5 match record… At 2012 Wimbledon, became
Poland’s first Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era… First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10
(after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat a world No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney)…11 of 14 career titles have come on
hardcourts… Only Polish woman in Top 100 … Passed $16 million prize money mark by winning Montréal
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th overall appearance at WTA Finals (includes twice as an alternate, 2008, 2009). Advanced to
SF in 2012 (2-1 in RR; l. S.Williams in SF). Posted 1-2 record in round-robin in 2011 and 0-3 in 2013. As an alternate, twice won
matches at WTA Finals – 2008 d. Kuznetsova and 2009 d. Azarenka via ret. In 3rd set.
2014 SUMMARY: WON (1): Montreal (d. V.Williams in F);
R-Up (1): Indian Wells (l. Pennetta);
SF (4): Australian Open (d. Azarenka in QF, l. Cibulkova), Doha (l. eventual champion Halep), Katowice (l. eventual champion
Cornet), Madrid (l. eventual champion Sharapova);
QF (5): Miami (l. Cibulkova), Stuttgart (l. eventual champion Sharapova), Rome (l. Jankovic), Cincinnati (l. Wozniacki), Seoul (l.
Lepchenko);
4r (1): Wimbledon (l. Makarova)
3r (1): Roland Garros (l. Tomljanovic);
2r (6): Sydney (as defending champion, l. Mattek-Sands after 1r bye), Dubai (l. Pennetta after 1r bye), Stanford (l. Lepchenko in 3s),
US Open (l. Peng), Wuhan (l. Garcia after 1r bye), Beijing (l. Vinci);
1r (1): Eastbourne (as top seed, l. Pavlyuchenkova in 3s);
Other: Competed at Hopman Cup for Poland w/Panfil (went 4-0 in singles; team finished as runners-up); spearheaded Poland’s
promotion to Fed Cup World Group competition in 2015
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (14): 2007 Stockholm, 2008 Pattaya City, 2008 Istanbul, 2008 Eastbourne, 2011 Carlsbad, 2011 Tokyo,
2011 Beijing, 2012 Dubai, 2012 Miami, 2012 Brussels, 2013 Auckland, 2013 Sydney, 2013 Seoul, 2014 Montreal; R-Up (6): 2009
Beijing, 2010 San Diego, 2012 Wimbledon, 2012 Tokyo, 2013 Stanford, 2014 Indian Wells; 2 doubles titles (most recently 2011
Miami w/Hantuchova)

Has won 14 singles titles – nine at Premier-level;11 of 14 titles have been on hardcourt
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
Was one of two players in 2013 to notch 50+ total wins with 57 (also S.Williams). Began 2013 with 13 straight wins (won
titles in Auckland and Sydney; l. Li, Australian Open QF)

Achieved first Top 5year-end finish ofcareerin 2012,including a career-high ranking of No.2,and won acareer-best 59matches
in a season (previous best was 2008, 51 matches). Had surgery on right foot stress fracture at end of 2010. Had surgery on
middle finger of right hand at end of 2009

First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10 (after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat a world
No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney). Radwanska is also Poland’s first Grand Slam finalist of the Open Era. Jadwiga
Jedrzejowska reached 3 Grand Slam finals, finishing runner-up at 1937 Wimbledon (l. Round), 1937 US Championships (l.
Lizana) and 1939 French Championships (l. Mathieu)

In 2013 Sydney final, d. Cibulkova 60 60, the first whitewash in a final since November 2006 (Bartoli d. Puchkova, 2006
Québec City)

Holds 13 career Top 5 wins most recently vs. No.2 Azarenka at 2014 Australian Open. Best win is over world No.1 Wozniacki
at 2012 Sydney (QF) and has also defeated No.2 three times: Sharapova (2007 US Open and 2012 Miami) and Kuznetsova
(2008 Australian Open)

Member of Polish Fed Cup Team, 2006-14 and Polish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012-2013
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2014 US Open marked 34th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw

Finalist at 2012 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams); became first Polish woman to reach a Grand Slam final since 1939

Reached SF at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open. Eight QF finishes (2008/2011-13 Australian Open, 2013 Roland
Garros, 2008/2009 Wimbledon, 2013 US Open); also reached 4r on nine occasions

Girls’ singles champion at 2005 Wimbledon (d. Paszek) and 2006 Roland Garros (d. Pavlyuchenkova)
OTHER FACTS
 Currently working with Tomasz Wiktorowski, Poland's Fed Cup Coach. Also coached by father, Robert

Mother, Marta, is an accountant; younger sister, Urszula, also plays professionally and in 2007 followed in Agnieszka's
footsteps by winning junior Wimbledon singles title

Was voted 2006 WTA Newcomer of the Year by the media (rose from outside Top 300 to No.57 during year)

Won ‘Fan Favorite’ accolade in 2011, 2012 and 2013 WTA Player Awards

In QF match at 2013 Miami, hit a behind the back volley that has nearly 3.5 million views on YouTube
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[2] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@MariaSharapova
April 19, 1987 (27)
Bradenton, FL, USA
No.2
No.1 (August 22, 2005)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$5,156,357
4/ 0
$31,852,202
33 / 4
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W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L*
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L*
Hard/Indoor W-L*
2014
48-11
48-11
9-3
7-2
19-7
6-6
26-9
2-1
CAREER
557-133
544-133
17-8
83-55
39-34
147-47
69-48
327-87
45-13
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. S.Williams
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
2014
1-0
3-0
2-2
2-0
2-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
-
All-Time
3-0
5-0
9-4
6-2
10-2
2-16
5-3
4-2
5-0
QUICK HITS: Has qualified for WTA Finals for 7th time in career… Enters WTA Finals with a chance of claiming the year-end No.1
ranking for first time in her career… Did not lose fallen in 1st or 2nd round in 15 events in 2014… Missed second half of 2013 due
to a right shoulder injury… One of nine active Grand Slam champions… Owns a WTA-leading 7 wins vs. Top 5 opponents (7-2); also
owns WTA-leading 19 wins in 3-set matches… 2014 Wimbledon marked a decade since she won her first career Grand Slam singles
title when 17 years old… Won 32nd career singles title and 5th Grand Slam singles title at 2014 Roland Garros; defeated Halep in
three set final to win event for second time – her first time winning the same Grand Slam twice (also 2012)... Seven of last eight titles
have been won on clay… Has won at least one title each year between 2003 and 2014 (12-straight years); only three players
(Navratilova, Evert and Graf) have enjoyed longer streaks… Completed career Grand Slam at 2012 Roland Garros, one of just six
women in Open Era (10 all-time) to achieve the feat… Among her business interests was named a Brand Ambassador for Porsche
in 2013; has a Nike apparel collection; a premium candy line, Sugarpova; a skincare range, Supergoop!; and is the face of Avon’s
‘Luck’ fragrance
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 7th WTA Finals appearance; a 3-time finalist, winning in 2004 (debut, as No.6 seed, went 2-1 in RR
matches; d. Myskina in SF and S.Williams in a 3-set final) and R-Up in 2007 (as No.6 seed, went 3-0 in RR matches; d. Chakvetadze in SF and
l. Henin in 3-set final that lasted 3 hours, 24minutes, the longest recorded final in WTA Finals history); twice advanced to SF in 2005 (as
No.3 seed, went 2-1 in RR matches; l. Mauresmo) and 2006 (as No.2 seed, went 3-0 in RR matches; l. Henin). In 2011 withdrew from event
(due to left ankle injury) after dropping first 2 RR matches
2014 SUMMARY: WON (4): Stuttgart (d. Ivanovic, F), Madrid (d. Halep, F), Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), Beijing (d. Kvitova in F);
SF (4): Brisbane (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Paris [Indoors] (as top seed, l. eventual champion Pavlyuchenkova in 3s), Miami
(l. eventual champion S.Williams), Cincinnati (l. Ivanovic in 3s);
4r (3): Australian Open (l. Cibulkova in 3s), Wimbledon (l. Kerber in 3s), US Open (l. Wozniacki in 32);
3r (4): Indian Wells (l. Giorgi in 3s), Rome (l. Ivanovic), Montreal (l. Suarez Navarro in 3s), Wuhan (l. Bacsinszky)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (33): including all four Grand Slam titles – at 2012 Roland Garros became one of six women to achieve the
Career Grand Slam in the Open Era; most recent win was at 2014 Roland Garros; R-Up (22): most recently 2013 Roland Garros; 3
doubles titles, most recently 2004 Birmingham (w/Kirilenko)

Winner of 33 WTA singles titles, incl. 5 Grand Slams, also won 2004 WTA Finals. At 2014 Stuttgart became 17th player to
win 30 or more titles in the Open Era
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
Has now won at least one title each year between 2003 and 2014 (12-straight years), only three players (Navratilova,
Evert and Graf) have enjoyed longer streaks

Posted seventh Top 5 season in 2013 (at No.4); went 36-5 in first half of 2013, but played only one match after Wimbledon
(l. Stephens at Cincinnati) due to a right shoulder injury

Reached nine finals in 2012 – the most finals in a single season during her career

Absent from singles (played one doubles match, at 2009 Indian Wells w/Vesnina) from August 2008 to May 2009 (Warsaw)
following right shoulder surgery (October 15, 2008). On February 2, 2009, dropped outside Top 10 for first time since
July 5, 2004 (238 consecutive weeks). Dropped to No.126 in May before recovering to close 2009 at No.14

On August 22, 2005, became 16th woman (first Russian) to reach No.1; held No.1 ranking for a total of 21 nonconsecutive weeks (including 4 weeks in 2012)

Holds 7 career wins over reigning world No.1: Davenport at 2005 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and 2005 WTA Finals, Mauresmo at
2006 US Open, Henin at 2008 Australian Open, Wozniacki at 2011 Rome, Azarenka at 2012 Stuttgart and 2012 WTA Finals

Winner of 2004 WTA Finals (d. S.Williams in F after trailing 4-0 3rd set); also runner-up in 2007 (l. Henin 57 75 63 in 3 hours,
24 minutes in longest best-of-3-set final in Finals history) and 2012 (l. S.Williams)

Member of Russian Fed Cup Team 2007-08, 2011-12, and Russian Olympic Team 2012 (singles silver medal); nominated
in 2008 but withdrew w/shoulder injury
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2014 US Open marked 45th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Winner of 5 Grand Slam singles titles: 2004 Wimbledon (d. S.Williams in F), 2006 US Open (d. Henin in F), 2008 Australian
Open (d. Ivanovic in F), 2012 Roland Garros (d. Errani in F) and 2014 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F)

4-time Grand Slam runner-up: 2007 Australian Open (l. S.Williams), 2011 Wimbledon (l. Kvitova), 2012 Australian Open (l.
Azarenka), 2013 Roland Garros (l. S.Williams). Nine-time semifinalist, most recently at 2013 Australian Open

At 2013 Australian Open, conceded only 9 games en route to SF, a new Australian Open record since event went to 128
draw in 1988 (previous best was 12, Monica Seles, 1991)

In QF at 2013 Roland Garros, recovered after losing first set 0-6 to win the match. This was only the fourth time she had lost a
set 0-6 at Grand Slam level, and the first time at tour-level she has come back from a 0-6 first set to win the match
Girls’ singles runner-up at 2002 Australian Open (l. Strycova) and 2002 Wimbledon (l. Dushevina)

OTHER FACTS

Coached by Sven Groenefeld (since start of 2014), who is Dutch; hitting coach Dieter Kindlmann is German; physiotherapist
Jérôme Bianchi is French; and longtime physical trainer, Yutaka Nakamura, is Japanese

Father, Yuri, has also been coach at times; mother’s name is Yelena

Started playing at age 4. At 6, participated in Moscow exhibition that featured Navratilova; began training at Bollettieri
Academy at 9 (required two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions and finances)

After 2010 Wimbledon, visited Gomel area of Belarus, affected by 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster, to view UNDP
projects, which have been assisted by her charitable foundation; appointed UNDP Goodwill ambassador in 2007

Most followed female athlete on Facebook (14.3M). Joined Twitter in January 2013 and has more than 1.2 million followers

Prior to 2014 Australian Open announced partnership between Sugarpova and the International Tennis Hall of Fame as
official sponsor of the Hall of Fame's Kids Free program, provides free admission to museum for children ages 16 and under

Served as guest commentator for NBC at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she spent some of her childhood

Official Website: www.mariasharapova.com
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[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@serenawilliams
September 26, 1981 (33)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
No.1
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,820,298
6/ 0
$61,003,779
63 / 22
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W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L*
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L*
Hard/Indoor W-L*
2014
48-7
48-7
8-0
3-0
6-3
7-0
37-4
0-0
CAREER
680-119
671-115
25-5
154-63
97-31
210-68
85-48
419-66
32-10
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. Wozniacki
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
2014
3-1
2-0
3-0
2-0
2-0
All-Time
1-0
3-0
7-1
5-0
8-0
16-2
9-1
5-1
4-1
QUICK HITS: Making 9th appearance at WTA Finals; enters tournament with 15-match win streak at WTA Finals, second-best behind
Navratilova (21)… Has won a WTA-leading 6 titles in 2014… At US Open, received $4 million prize money pay out (incl. Emirates
Airline US Open Series bonus); the largest payout in tennis - men's or women's… Has won US Open title 3-consecutive years and
now owns 6 US Open titles; is first three-peat at any Slam since Justine Henin at Roland Garros in 2005-07… After Wimbledon posted
22-2 record, winning titles at Stanford, Cincinnati and US Open; only losses came to big sister Venus (Montreal SF) and in Wuhan 2r
(l. Cornet via ret.)… Is 8-0 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2014 (154-63 lifetime) and has won her last 17 matches vs. Top 10… Has hit 418
aces from 55 matches heading into WTA Finals (2nd best behind only Ka.Pliskvoa... On Monday, October 13, surpassed Hingis on
the all-time list for weeks at No.1; the Week of WTA Finals will be her 211th week at No.1 (4th best all-time); most recent stay at No.1
started on February 18, 2013… Failed to reach QF at Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon… With 63 career titles ranks
7th on the Open Era list of most titles (next on list is Billie Jean King at 67)… With 18 Grand Slam singles titles, trails only Graf (22)
and is tied with Navratilova (18) and Evert (18) for most GS titles in Open Era… One of 6 women in Open Era to own a career Grand
Slam along with Court, Navratilova, Graf, Evert and Sharapova
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 9th appearance at WTA Finals (most among active players). A 4-time champion at the event. In
last two appearances won the title (2009, 2012). In 2009 defeated sister Venus in final (also competed in doubles, w/Venus; by
winning the title in 2009, secured the year-end No.1 ranking). In 2012 won the title without dropping a set (d. Sharapova in F). Also
won title in 2001 (via Davenport walkover in Final) and was runner-up in 2002 and 2004. Qualified for singles, but withdrew due to
injury 4 times: 1999 (back injury), 2000 (left foot injury), 2003 (left knee injury) and 2010 (right foot injury). Was the first singles
qualifier for the season-ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul
2014 SUMMARY: WON (6): Brisbane (d. Azarenka in F), Miami (d. Li in F), Rome (d. Errani in F), Stanford (d. Kerber in F), Cincinnati
(d. Ivanovic in F), US Open (d. Wozniacki in F);
SF (2): Dubai (l. Cornet), Montreal (l. V.Williams);
QF (2): Madrid (w/o vs. Kvitova w/left thigh injury), Beijing (w/o before match vs. Stosur) ;
4r (1): Australian Open (l. Ivanovic in 3s);
3r (1): Wimbledon (l. Cornet);
2r (3): Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Cepelova), Roland Garros (l. Muguruza), Wuhan (after 1r bye, l. Cornet via ret.)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (63): Includes 6 in 2014 and 18 Grand Slam singles titles (one title via walkover in F); R-Up (17): most
recently 2013 Cincinnati; 22 doubles titles (incl. 13 Grand Slams) – 21 of 22 doubles titles w/Venus
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Has 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any active player, and 6th all-time. Became 5th woman to hold all four titles
simultaneously at 2003 Australian Open; leads active players with most singles titles
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Won record-setting 7th title at Miami in 2014; only 3 others have won a tournament 7 times or more (Navratilova, Graf,
Evert)
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First ascended to No.1 on July8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so); became oldest player to hold No.1 ranking since computer
rankings were introduced in 1975
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In 2010 became 6th woman in WTA history to hold the No.1 ranking simultaneously in singles and doubles, after
Navratilova, Sanchez-Vicario, Hingis, Davenport and Clijsters
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Won WTA Finals four times: 2001, 2009, 2012 and 2013. Also runner-up in 2002 and 2004
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At 2009 Australian Open, became all-time WTA prize money leader and the first professional female athlete to eclipse
the $23m mark in any professional sports league; has now exceeded $56m
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Missed 11 months in 2010-2011 with right foot injury and pulmonary embolism. Had left knee surgery in August 2003
and was out for 8 months. Missed six months in 2006 with a left knee injury
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Enjoyed record-setting year in 2013; among her notable accomplishments:
o
Career-best 11 titles (including Roland Garros and US Open), most by any player since 1997; became eighth
woman in Open Era to win 11+ singles titles in a season
o
Won 4th WTA Finals title, becoming the fourth player in history to win the event at least four times
o
Held No.1 ranking all but first seven weeks of 2013; finished year at No.1 for third time (also 2002, 2009)
o
78-4 match record, including a 14-2 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents (next most Top 5 wins was four); her .951
match winning percentage was best season total since 1989 (Graf, .977)
o
Won 34-straight matches, a streak that included titles at Miami, Charleston, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros as
well as a 2-0 record in Fed Cup play; longest win streak since Venus won 35-straight in 2000
o
Single-season prize money mark of $12,385,572; to date, stands as the third highest single-season prize money
total among all tennis players (men and women)
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Holds 16-12 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams, 0-1 vs.
Mauresmo, 2-3 vs. Henin, 1-0 vs. Wozniacki, 4-1 vs. Azarenka). Her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the
most lopsided defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of
1999 Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
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Member of US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012-13
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Member of US Olympic Team in 2000, 2008, 2012 (won gold medal in singles in 2012, and 3 gold medals in doubles
w/V.Williams). Along with Venus, became first tennis players in history to win four Olympic gold medals
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
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2014 US Open marked 57th career Grand Slam appearance
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Only one 1r loss at Grand Slam level: to Razzano at 2012 Roland Garros. She also has two 2r losses at this level: at 1998
Australian Open (l. V.Williams) and 2014 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza)
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Ranks 4th for most match wins in Open Era trailing only Navratilova (306), Evert (299) and Graf (278)
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Holds 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player (6th all-time) and tied for 2nd in Open Era (w/Navratilova
and Evert; Graf holds Open Era record)
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Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open and 2003 Australian
Open. Only the 5th player to hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
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18-4 record in major finals; only losses have come at 2001 US Open (l. V.Williams), 2004 Wimbledon (l. Sharapova), 2008
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Wimbledon (l. V.Williams), and 2011 US Open (l. Stosur)
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Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 5 times – 2002/2010 Wimbledon and 2002/2008/2014 US Open and
is only player to save match point 3 times en route to a Grand Slam title, having done so at 2003 and 2005 Australian
Opens and 2009 Wimbledon
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Winner of 13 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus), at 2010 Roland Garros became the 3rd pair to hold all 4
Grand Slam doubles titles at the same time, after Navratilova/Shriver (1983-84) and Fernandez/Zvereva (1992-93. One of
5 doubles teams to have completed the career doubles Grand Slam and (along w/Venus). Only team to complete a ‘Golden
Career Slam’ with 3 Olympic gold medals (2000, 2008, 2012)
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Winner of 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
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Coached by father, Richard Williams, and mother, Oracene Price. Coaching consultant is Patrick Mouratoglou. Hitting
partner is Aleksander (Sascha) Bajin. Physical trainer is Esther Lee. Previously coached by Rick Macci
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Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Website: www.aneresdesigns.com)
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Won ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance of the Year) award for Best Female Athlete in July 2013
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Won Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year three times: 2002, 2009, 2010
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Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
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Youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus; has one half-brother, Dylan
(born in August 2012)
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Official Website: www.serenawilliams.com. Has more than 4.3 million followers on Twitter
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[8] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank
Highest Singles Rank
@CaroWozniacki
July 11, 1990 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.8
No.1 (October 11, 2010)
2014 Prize $ (USD)~
2014 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$2,566,350
1/ 0
$18,516,865
22 / 2
^WTA / Grand Slam events only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
W-L (All Levels)
W-L (MD Only)
W-L WTA Finals
W-L vs. Top 10
W-L vs. Top 5
3-set W-L*
Tie-Brk W-L
Hard W-L*
Hard/Indoor W-L*
2014
46-18
46-18
3-8
1-4
16-5
5-8
39-14
0-0
CAREER
433-168
425-166
6-6
33-51
7-26
106-52
69-51
296-108
39-10
H2H vs Finals Participants
vs. Bouchard
vs. Halep
vs. Ivanovic
vs. Kvitova
vs. Radwanska
vs. Sharapova
vs. S.Williams
vs. Kerber
vs. Makarova
2014
0-1
0-2
1-0
1-0
0-3
1-1
1-0
All-Time
0-1
0-1
2-5
4-4
6-4
3-5
1-9
4-5
7-0
QUICK HITS: Set to finish in WTA Top 10 for 6th consecutive year, the longest active streak… Contested second Grand Slam final of
career at US Open (l. S.Williams); afterwards returned to Top 10 (No.9) for first time since January 2014… Owns 3-8 record vs. Top
10 in 2014; all three wins this year came in August (No.7 Kerber, No.5 A.Radwanska – Cincinnati; No.6 Sharapova – US Open)… After
Roland Garros sat at No.27 on Road to Singapore Leaderboard; after starting season 15-9 in match play, the Dane posted a 31-9
record en route to title at Istanbul and runner-up at US Open and Tokyo… Enjoyed title run – 22nd of career – at 2014 Istanbul in
July (d. Vinci in F). Has now won at least one singles title seven years running; 2007 was the last season she didn’t win a WTA singles
title… Win over No.5 A.Radwanska in Cincinnati QF was also first Top 5 win in more than three years... Twice took Serena Williams
to three sets during the summer – Montreal (QF) and Cincinnati (SF); is 0-5 lifetime vs. reigning No.1s, four of the losses being to
Serena and the other to Safina at 2009 Madrid… After Indian Wells (March 17) ranking dipped to No.18 in the world, her lowest
ranking since 2008 US Open... With 22 singles titles ranks fourth among active players (behind S.Williams, V.Williams, and
Sharapova). Owns the most career titles without having won a Grand Slam (was previously Shriver with 21 titles)... Held No.1 ranking
for 67 weeks, finished 2010 and 2011 at the top spot... Has announced she will run the 2014 New York City Marathon this November
with the charity Team for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners youth programs
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th WTA Finals appearance. Competed from 2009-11. Runner-Up in 2010 (l. Clijsters 3s).
Reached SF in debut in 2009 (2-1 in RR; l. S.Williams via ret. At 6-4 0-1). Fell in 2011 in round-robin stage (1-2 in RR). Alternate in
2013 but did not play
2014 SUMMARY: WON (1): Istanbul (d. Vinci in F);
R-Up (2): US Open (l. S.Williams), Tokyo (l. Ivanovic);
SF (5): Dubai (l. eventual champion V.Williams), Monterrey (l. eventual champion Ivanovic), Eastbourne (l. Kerber), Cincinnati (l.
eventual champion S.Williams), Wuhan (l Bouchard);
QF (2): Miami (l. Li Na), Montreal (l. S.Williams in 3s);
4r (2): Indian Wells (l. No 7 seed Jankovic), Wimbledon (l. Zahlavova Strycova);
3r (1): Australian Open (l. Muguruza in 3s);
2r (5): Sydney (l. Safarova), Doha (w/1r bye, l. Wickmayer), Madrid (l. Vinci), New Haven (l. Giorgi), Beijing (l. Stosur);
1r (1): Roland Garros (l. Wickmayer in 3s)
Other: Scheduled to play at Brisbane, but withdrew prior to her first match w/right shoulder injury; withdrew from Stuttgart w/left
wrist injury and Rome w/left knee injury
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CAREER SUMMARY: WON (22): most recently 2014 Istanbul; R-Up (14): (incl. twice at a Grand Slam - 2009 and 2014 US Open); 2
doubles titles: 2008 Beijing (w/Medina Garrigues), 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)
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With 22 titles ranks 4th among active players behind Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova
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Sixth straight Top 10 finish in 2013 (at No.10), winning Luxembourg and finishing runner-up at Indian Wells
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After finishing the year at No.1 in consecutive years (2010, 2011), strong results in September and October 2012 saw
finish 2012 in year-end Top 10 (at No.10); also finished 2013 at No.10
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Made professional debut as WC at 2005 Cincinnati (8 days after 15th birthday); first full year in 2007 went from No.237 to
No.64; cracked Top 10 on May 18, 2009 (first Danish woman to do so) and Top 5 on Sept. 21, 2009
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Became 20th player to capture world No.1 ranking on October 11, 2010; reclaimed it on February 21, 2011 after Clijsters
held it for 1 week; overall, held No.1 ranking for 67 weeks. Year-end No.1 in consecutive years (2010-11, last player to do so
was Henin, 2006-07)
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At 2008 Stockholm, became first Danish woman to win WTA singles title (Scheuer-Larsen won 7 doubles titles)
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WTA Finals 2009-11, SF on debut in 2009 (ret. vs. S.Williams); R-Up in 2010 (l. Clijsters); RR in 2011

Seven wins vs. Top 5 opponents: No.4 Kuznetsova (2008 Eastbourne), No.4 Dementieva (2009 Miami), No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston), No.4 Zvonareva (2010 Beijing), No.2 Zvonareva (2010 WTA Finals), No.5 Schiavone (2011 Brussels), No.5
A.Radwanska (2014 Cincinnati)
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Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 and Danish Fed Cup Team, 2005-12
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
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2014 US Open marked 31st consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
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First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters); also
runner-up in 2014 (l. S.Williams)
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Also SF at 2010 US Open, 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open

QF at 2010 Roland Garros and 2012 Australian Open. Wimbledon is the only major at which she is yet to reach QF (best 4r in
2009-11, 2014)
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Equaled best result at Wimbledon in 2014 by reaching R16 (also R16 in 2009, 2010, 2011); Wimbledon remains the only major
at which she is yet to reach QF
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Reached 3r or better in 19 major appearances through 2012 Roland Garros; but fell 1r at 2012 Wimbledon and US Open and
2r at 2013 Roland Garros and 2013 Wimbledon
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2006 Wimbledon junior winner (d. Rybarikova); 2006 Australian Open junior runner-up (l. Pavlyuchenkova)
OTHER FACTS
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Coached by father, Piotr; fitness coach is Przemyslaw Piotrowicz; earlier this year had worked with Thomas Hogstedt and
Michael Mortensen
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In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range
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Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland and Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team; brother,
Patrik, previously played pro soccer in Denmark
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Won WTA’s Diamond ACES Award in 2011 for outstanding efforts to promote the sport of women’s tennis to fans, media
and local communities
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